Rolesets - bow

bow

bow.01 - bend at waist (or neck), possibly in deference

BOW-V NOTES: The metaphorical usage could be referred to as "defer to". Corresponds to VN classes acquiesce-95, curtsey-40.3.3. (from bow.01-v)
BOW-N NOTES: Roleset based on instances in BOLT P01. Comparison to verb entry bow.01, which maps to VN classes 40.3.3 and 95; no relevant FN entry. (from bow.01-n)

Aliases:

bow (v.)
bow (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: bower
ARG1-GOL: bowed to
ARG2-PPT: body part bowed

bow-v: made up

JohnARG0
bowedrel
to the King of SpainARG1
.

bow-v: metaphorical

JohnARG0
bowedrel
to the superior experience of his motherARG1
.

bow-v

ThenARGM-TMP
heARG0
bowedrel
his headARG2
and died .

bow-n: All arguments

First , Obama 's a tall man ... of course
hisARG0
bowrel
to a relatively very short manARG1
is bound to be somewhat awkward .

bow.02 - bend, bending as a spatial configuration

BOW-V NOTES: This seems to the same roleset, and is closely related, but the word is pronounced differently--[boh] rather than [bau]. (from bow.02-v)
BOW-N NOTES: Roleset based on verb entry bow.02, which maps to VN classes 47.3, 47.6, 50. (from bow.02-n)

Aliases:

bow (v.)
bow (n.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: thing bending

bend

I saw
a steel beamARG1
bowrel
six feet from where I was sittingARGM-LOC
.

bow.03 - fail

BOW-V NOTES: This sentence makes no sense to me. No corresponding VN class. (from bow.03-v)

Aliases:

bow (v.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: thing failing

bow-v

Eighteen months agoARGM-TMP
a disposable seven - day modelARG1
bowedrel
.

bow_down

bow_down.04 - bend at waist, more emphatically

BOW_DOWN-V NOTES: No corresponding VN class for verb particle construction. (from bow.04-v)

Aliases:

bow_down (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: bower
ARG1-GOL: bowed to

bow_down-v: worship

The Bible forbids
usARG0
to
bowrel
downrel
to graven imagesARG1
.

bow_out

bow_out.06 - exit, leave

BOW_OUT-V NOTES: Corresponds to VN class Withdraw-82-1. (from bow.06-v)

Aliases:

bow_out (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity leaving
ARG1-DIR: place left

bow_out-v: not a physical place left

New England ElectricARG0
bowedrel
outrel
of the bidding for Public Service of New HampshireARG1
.