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title: skint — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «skint» in the school dictionary: Having no money at all; broke. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# skint

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**Who acts:** Having, skint, I, UK, he, We · **What happens:** have, break, mean, climb, scramble, not come · **To what, where:** money, all, old country speech, something, cinema, quid

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«skint» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [skint in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/skint.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: slang, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having no money at all; broke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skint:m1:1
# text = Having no money at all; broke.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | no money |  | all |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |
| 2 | **break** | past | Having |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In old country speech, skint can mean climbed or scrambled quickly up something.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skint:m2:1
# text = In old country speech, skint can mean climbed or scrambled quickly up something.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	skint	skint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	climbed	climb	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	xcomp	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	scrambled	scramble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
12	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | skint |  |  | old country speech |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **climb** *not said to happen* | participle | skint *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **scramble** | participle | skint *not said here* |  |  | something |  | quickly *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme up something=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I can't come to the cinema, I'm skint.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skint:x1:1
# text = I can't come to the cinema, I'm skint.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cinema	cinema	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	skint	skint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **come** | can | I |  |  | the cinema |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to cinema=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | skint *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(UK) Lend us a quid, I'm skint till Friday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skint:x2:1
# text = (UK) Lend us a quid, I'm skint till Friday.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Lend	lend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	quid	quid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	skint	skint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
12	till	till	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lend** | present | UK | a quid | us |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient quid=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  | friday | skint *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After buying the bike, he was totally skint.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skint:x3:1
# text = After buying the bike, he was totally skint.
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	buying	buy	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	skint	skint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | gerund | he *not said here* | the bike |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | skint, totally *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We're a bit skint this week, so we'll eat at home.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skint:x4:1
# text = We're a bit skint this week, so we'll eat at home.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	skint	skint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | We |  |  |  | week | a bit *obl:unmarked*; skint *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | future | we |  |  | home |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Skint again? You spent all your pocket money on sweets!

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*Sentence 1:* Skint again?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skint:x5:1
# text = Skint again?
1	Skint	skint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	again	again	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* You spent all your pocket money on sweets!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skint:x5:2
# text = You spent all your pocket money on sweets!
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | You | your pocket money |  |  |  | on sweets *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent money=Asset on sweet=Goal |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was skint, so she walked instead of taking the bus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skint:x6:1
# text = She was skint, so she walked instead of taking the bus.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	skint	skint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	10	mark	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | skint *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **take** | gerund | she *not said here* | the bus |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bus=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Brer Rabbit he skint up de chimbly--dat's w'at turnt de pot er greens over.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skint:x7:1
# text = Brer Rabbit he skint up de chimbly--dat's w'at turnt de pot er greens over.
1	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	skint	skint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	de	de	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chimbly	chimbly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	dat	dat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	w'at	w'at	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	turnt	turnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	de	de	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	12	flat:foreign	_	_
14	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	er	er	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	greens	green	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
17	over	over	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **skint up** | past | Brer Rabbit |  |  |  |  | de chimbly | tree rules |
| 2 | **green over** | present | turnt pot er | dat's w'at *not said here* |  |  |  | over *property* | tree rules |

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