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title: stunt — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stunt» in the school dictionary: A stunt is a daring or dangerous action, often done in a film or show, such as jumping a car or falling from a building. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stunt

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**Who acts:** stunt, stuntwoman, you, skateboarder, Poor food, child · **What happens:** be, do, jump, fall, get, stunt · **To what, where:** daring, film, car, building, trick, attention · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«stunt» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [stunt in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stunt.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stunt is a daring or dangerous action, often done in a film or show, such as jumping a car or falling from a building.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stunt:m1:1
# text = A stunt is a daring or dangerous action, often done in a film or show, such as jumping a car or falling from a building.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stunt	stunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	daring	daring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	20	mark	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	jumping	jump	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	parataxis	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	conj	_	_
25	from	from	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stunt | a daring or dangerous action |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  | a daring or dangerous action *not said here* |  | a film or show |  | often *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **jump** | gerund |  | a car |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme car=Trajectory |
| 4 | **fall** | gerund |  |  |  | a building |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from building=Initial\_Location |

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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 -->
A stunt is also a trick done to get attention, like a «publicity stunt».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stunt:m2:1
# text = A stunt is also a trick done to get attention, like a «publicity stunt».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stunt	stunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	publicity	publicity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	stunt	stunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stunt | a trick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  | a trick *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get** | to-infinitive |  | attention |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer attention=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stunt something means to stop it from growing properly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stunt:m3:1
# text = To stunt something means to stop it from growing properly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stunt	stunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	_
10	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stunt** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | properly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stuntwoman jumped from the roof onto a mattress.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stunt:x1:1
# text = The stuntwoman jumped from the roof onto a mattress.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stuntwoman	stuntwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mattress	mattress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | past | the stuntwoman |  |  | the roof |  | onto a mattress | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source PP.destination PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent from roof=Initial\_Location onto mattress=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't try that bike stunt — you'll break your neck!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stunt:x2:1
# text = Don't try that bike stunt — you'll break your neck!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
5	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	stunt	stunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	neck	neck	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 | **not** **try** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | that bike stunt |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stunt=Eventuality |
| 2 | **break** | future | you | your neck |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer neck=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The skateboarder did a stunt off the ramp.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stunt:x3:1
# text = The skateboarder did a stunt off the ramp.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skateboarder	skateboarder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stunt	stunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ramp	ramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | the skateboarder | a stunt |  |  |  | off the ramp | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stunt=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plant in the dark cupboard was stunted and pale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stunt:x4:1
# text = The plant in the dark cupboard was stunted and pale.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cupboard	cupboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	stunted	stunt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stunt** | past · passive |  | the plant in the dark cupboard |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Poor food can stunt a child's growth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stunt:x5:1
# text = Poor food can stunt a child's growth.
1	Poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	stunt	stunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	growth	growth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stunt** | can | Poor food | a child's growth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** |  | a child |  |  |  |  |  | nom growth «process intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Painting the school statue pink was just a publicity stunt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stunt:x6:1
# text = Painting the school statue pink was just a publicity stunt.
1	Painting	paint	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pink	pink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	publicity	publicity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	stunt	stunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | gerund |  | the statue pink |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent pink=Destination |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Painting | a publicity stunt |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you pull a stunt like that again, you'll be in trouble.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stunt:x7:1
# text = If you pull a stunt like that again, you'll be in trouble.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pull	pull	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stunt	stunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nmod	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | a stunt |  |  | again | like that | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stunt=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | future | you |  |  | trouble |  |  | tree rules |

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