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title: wuss — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wuss» in the school dictionary: A person who is seen as weak, scared or not brave. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wuss

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**Who acts:** Wuss, old country way, you, water, He, I · **What happens:** see, be, say, do, not be, call · **To what, where:** person, old country way, wuss, me, big ride, total wuss · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: slang, mildly rude — kept apart, not parsed.

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A person who is seen as weak, scared or not brave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wuss:m1:1
# text = A person who is seen as weak, scared or not brave.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	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 | **see** | present · passive |  | a person |  |  |  | as weak | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as weak=Attribute |

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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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Wuss is an old country way of saying worse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wuss:m2:1
# text = Wuss is an old country way of saying worse.
1	Wuss	wuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	saying	say	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Wuss | a old country way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | a old country way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Don't be a wuss, the water's not that cold!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wuss:x1:1
# text = Don't be a wuss, the water's not that cold!
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wuss	wuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | infinitive |  | a wuss |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | the water |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He called me a wuss for not going on the big ride.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wuss:x2:1
# text = He called me a wuss for not going on the big ride.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wuss	wuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | He |  | me |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |
| 2 | **not** **go** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | the big ride |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on ride=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm a total wuss about spiders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wuss:x3:1
# text = I'm a total wuss about spiders.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wuss	wuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | I | a total wuss |  |  |  | about spiders | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop calling your brother a wuss.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wuss:x4:1
# text = Stop calling your brother a wuss.
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	xcomp	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wuss	wuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **call** | gerund | you *not said here* | your brother |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent brother=Theme wuss=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only a wuss would quit now, said the bully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wuss:x5:1
# text = Only a wuss would quit now, said the bully.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	wuss	wuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	quit	quit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **quit** | would | a wuss *not said here* |  |  |  | now |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a wuss | the bully |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent bully=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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It's not wussy to wear a helmet, it's smart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wuss:x6:1
# text = It's not wussy to wear a helmet, it's smart.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	wussy	wussy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	smart	smart	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | wussy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | to-infinitive |  | a helmet |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | helmet |  |  |  |  | smart *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An' dey got wuss nex' day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wuss:x7:1
# text = An' dey got wuss nex' day.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	_
3	dey	dey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	wuss	wuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	nex	nex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | a dey |  |  |  | day |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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