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title: tomahawk — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tomahawk» in the school dictionary: A tomahawk is a light axe with a short handle, used as a tool or a weapon by some Native American peoples. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tomahawk

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**Who acts:** tomahawk, someone, They, chief, Turley · **What happens:** be, use, carry, hang, fall, throw · **To what, where:** light axe, tomahawks, tomahawk, belt, camp

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«tomahawk» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [tomahawk in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tomahawk.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A tomahawk is a light axe with a short handle, used as a tool or a weapon by some Native American peoples.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomahawk:m1:1
# text = A tomahawk is a light axe with a short handle, used as a tool or a weapon by some Native American peoples.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tomahawk	tomahawk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	handle	handle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	tool	tool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	weapon	weapon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	23	det	_	_
21	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	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 tomahawk | a light axe |  |  |  | with a short handle | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a light axe *not said here* |  |  |  | as a tool or a weapon; by some Native American peoples | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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Usage: verb, rare — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To tomahawk someone is to strike them with such an axe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomahawk:m2:1
# text = To tomahawk someone is to strike them with such an axe.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tomahawk	tomahawk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	strike	strike	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	11	det:predet	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | someone |  |  |  |  | with such axe; strike *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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They carry tomahawks and knives.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomahawk:x1:1
# text = They carry tomahawks and knives.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tomahawks	tomahawk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	knives	knife	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | They | tomahawks and knives |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tomahawk=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The chief hung his tomahawk on his belt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomahawk:x2:1
# text = The chief hung his tomahawk on his belt.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chief	chief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tomahawk	tomahawk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	belt	belt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past | the chief | chief's tomahawk |  | chief's belt |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tomahawk=Theme on belt=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Turley fell to the tomahawk of the Panther.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomahawk:x3:1
# text = Turley fell to the tomahawk of the Panther.
1	Turley	Turley	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tomahawk	tomahawk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Panther	panther	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | Turley |  |  |  |  | to the tomahawk of the Panther | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to tomahawk=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The tomahawk was thrown across the camp.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tomahawk:x4:1
# text = The tomahawk was thrown across the camp.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tomahawk	tomahawk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past · passive |  | the tomahawk |  | the camp |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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