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title: vulgar — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vulgar» in the school dictionary: Vulgar means rude and crude, especially about the body or toilet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# vulgar

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**Who acts:** Vulgar, vulgar fraction, people, you, huge gold car, shouting · **What happens:** mean, lack, look, be, write, use · **To what, where:** rude, good taste, common fraction, ordinary name, vulgar jokes, class · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«vulgar» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [vulgar in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vulgar.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vulgar means rude and crude, especially about the body or toilet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vulgar:m1:1
# text = Vulgar means rude and crude, especially about the body or toilet.
1	Vulgar	vulgar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	crude	crude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Vulgar | rude |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rude=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Vulgar means lacking good taste; showy and cheap-looking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vulgar:m2:1
# text = Vulgar means lacking good taste; showy and cheap-looking.
1	Vulgar	vulgar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lacking	lack	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	showy	showy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Vulgar |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lack** *not said to happen* | gerund | Vulgar *not said here* | good taste |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | gerund | Vulgar *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths, UK, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vulgar fraction is a common fraction written with a top and bottom number, like 3/4.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vulgar:m3:1
# text = A vulgar fraction is a common fraction written with a top and bottom number, like 3/4.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	vulgar	vulgar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fraction	fraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fraction	fraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	3/4	3/4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vulgar fraction | a common fraction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | participle |  | a common fraction *not said here* |  |  |  | with a top and bottom number; like 3/4 | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vulgar can also mean common or everyday, the ordinary name people use for something rather than a formal one.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vulgar:m4:1
# text = Vulgar can also mean common or everyday, the ordinary name people use for something rather than a formal one.
1	Vulgar	vulgar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	everyday	everyday	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obl	_	_
16	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	20	cc	_	_
17	than	than	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Vulgar |  |  |  |  | common *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **use** | present | people | the ordinary name *not said here* |  |  |  | for something | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent name=Theme for something=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please don't tell vulgar jokes in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vulgar:x1:1
# text = Please don't tell vulgar jokes in class.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	vulgar	vulgar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | vulgar jokes |  | class |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was told off for using vulgar language.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vulgar:x2:1
# text = He was told off for using vulgar language.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	vulgar	vulgar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **use** | gerund |  | vulgar language |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The huge gold car looked rather vulgar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vulgar:x3:1
# text = The huge gold car looked rather vulgar.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	vulgar	vulgar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the huge gold car |  |  |  |  | vulgar *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write 0.75 as a vulgar fraction: 3/4.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vulgar:x4:1
# text = Write 0.75 as a vulgar fraction: 3/4.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	0.75	0.75	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Frac	1	obj	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	vulgar	vulgar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fraction	fraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	3/4	3/4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | 0.75 |  |  |  | as a vulgar fraction; 3/4 *obl* | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 0.75=Result as fraction=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people think shouting in a restaurant is vulgar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vulgar:x5:1
# text = Some people think shouting in a restaurant is vulgar.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	vulgar	vulgar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | some people |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund |  |  |  | a restaurant |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | shouting |  |  |  |  | vulgar *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old book called simple fractions «vulgar fractions».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vulgar:x6:1
# text = The old book called simple fractions «vulgar fractions».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fractions	fraction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	xcomp	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	vulgar	vulgar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	fractions	fraction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | the old book *not said here* | simple fractions |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
\[455\] Popovskie, from pop, the vulgar name for a priest, the Greek +pappas+.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vulgar:x7:1
# text = [455] Popovskie, from pop, the vulgar name for a priest, the Greek +pappas+.
1	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	455	455	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Popovskie	Popovskie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pop	pop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	vulgar	vulgar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	19	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	pappas	pappa	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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