crack
crack.01 - make a cracking noise, making a joke, cracking sound
CRACK-V NOTES: There should be an ergative reading, but I can't get it. "Thunder cracked"? (from crack.01-v)CRACKING-N NOTES: crack.01 (from cracking.01-n)
CRACK-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on more-nouns. (from crack.03-n)
CRACK-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on more-nouns, crack-v.01. Corresponds to VNcls sound_emission-43.2. (from crack.04-n)
I don't think it's really possible to get both "a joke" and the subject matter of the joke in separate args. If you actually see one treed that way though, we should add an arg for the joke. (from crack.03-n)
Aliases:
crack (v.)
crack (n.)
crack (n.)
cracking (n.)
crack (n.)
crack (n.)
cracking (n.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: shaker
ARG1-PPT: thing shaking
ARG1-PPT: thing shaking
ARG1
oohARGM-DIS
my kneesARG1
crackrel
.jokes also crack
The newspaper boysARG0
crackedrel
jokesARG1
and again Barco 's pride was aroused .without causer
The
crackingrel
of the floorboardsARG1
beneath their heavy bootsARGM-LOC
indicated that the house was very old .with causer
HisARG0
crackingrel
his knucklesARG1
all the timeARGM-TMP
drove Delilah to throw Jeremy off a cliff one day .just arg1
Mr. Cathcart says he has had `` a lot of fun '' at Kidder , adding the
crackrel
about his being a `` tool - and - die man ''ARG1
never bothered himjust arg1
The pitch sailed toward Bobby Thomson high and inside and then , with a
crackrel
of the batARG1
, was sent rocketing back into the lower leftfield stands .both args
hisARG0
crackrel
of the whipARG1
gives pleasure to the audience as well as pain .crack.02 - break, but not into pieces
CRACK-V NOTES: Frames file for 'crack' based on sentences in financial subcorpus andautomatic expansion via verbnet. (from crack.02-v predicate notes)CRACKING-N NOTES: crack.02 (from cracking.02-n)
Aliases:
crack (v.)
cracking (n.)
cracking (n.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: breaker
ARG1-PPT: thing broken
ARG2-MNR: instrument
ARG1-PPT: thing broken
ARG2-MNR: instrument
transitive
But new - product development will make Japanese companies stronger , and big investments in `` domestic '' industries such as beer will make it even tougher for
foreign competitorsARG0
to crackrel
the Japanese marketARG1
.ARG1 and ARG2
After all , everybody uses electric kilns , because they offer precise temperature control , so
their piecesARG1
can be fired slowly , with no risk of crackingrel
from overly rapid heating or coolingARG2
. "Arg0, 1
Billy 'sARG0
crackingrel
his iPhoneARG1
cost him an arm and a leg .crack.05 - hit
CRACK-V NOTES: VN classes bump 18.4-1, spank 18.3 (from crack.05-v)CRACKING-N NOTES: crack.05 (from cracking.05-n)
Aliases:
crack (v.)
cracking (n.)
cracking (n.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: hitter
ARG1-PPT: hit
ARG2-MNR: instrument of hitting
ARG3-LOC: location, usually with 'across'
ARG1-PPT: hit
ARG2-MNR: instrument of hitting
ARG3-LOC: location, usually with 'across'
all args
She had taken him out of the schoolhouse and closed the school for the summer , after she saw
Miss SnowARG0
crackrel
JoelARG1
across the faceARG3
with a rulerARG2
for letting a snake loose in the schoolroomARGM-CAU
.Arg0, 1, 2
Todd 'sARG0
crackingrel
the batARG2
at that last pitchARG1
was impressive .crack.07 - try
CRACK-N NOTES: Added due to expansion of Nombank. Comparison to 'attempt' VN class try-61. No Fn class. Framed by Katie. (from crack.01-n)Aliases:
crack (n.)
take_crack (l.)
have_crack (l.)
take_crack (l.)
have_crack (l.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: entity trying
ARG1-PPT: thing tried
ARG1-PPT: thing tried
LVC-have
The plaintiffARG0
hadARGM-LVB
firstARGM-TMP
crackrel
at meARG1
LVC-take
The few big state farmsARG0
takeARGM-LVB
firstARGM-TMP
crackrel
at what does get madeARG1
.crack_up
crack_up.03 - crack up: cause hilarity, causing hilarity
CRACK_UP-V NOTES: (from crack.03-v)CRACKING_UP-N NOTES: crack.03 (from cracking.03-n)
Aliases:
cracking_up (n.)
crack_up (v.)
crack_up (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: joker
ARG1-PPT: laugher
ARG2-MNR: joke
ARG1-PPT: laugher
ARG2-MNR: joke
all args
JohnARG0
crackedrel
MaryARG1
uprel
with his Elvis impersonationARG2
.just laugher
MaryARG1
crackedrel
uprel
when she saw John 's Elvis impersonationARGM-TMP
.crack_up.04 - crack up: go crazy, go crazy
CRACK_UP-V NOTES: (from crack.04-v)CRACKING_UP-N NOTES: crack.04 (from cracking.04-n)
Aliases:
cracking_up (n.)
crack_up (v.)
crack_up (v.)
Roles:
ARG1-PPT: lunatic
crack_up-v: automatically generated
One beatnik got the woman he was living with so involved in drugs and self - analysis and all - night sessions of
sexARG1
that she was beginning to crackrel
uprel
.cracking_up-n
Martha informed the Secret Service about what she overheard but they dismissed it , saying it was just a sign of
Martha 'sARG1
crackingrel
uprel
.crack_down
crack_down.06 - punish something more harshly, suppress, harsher punishment, becoming strict
CRACK_DOWN-V NOTES: (from crack.06-v)CRACKING_DOWN-N NOTES: crack.06 (from cracking.06-n)
CRACK_DOWN-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on more-nouns, crack_down-v.06. No VNcls. (from crack.02-n)
CRACKDOWN-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT. (from crackdown.01-n)
Aliases:
crackdown (n.)
crack_down (n.)
cracking_down (n.)
crack_down (v.)
crack_down (n.)
cracking_down (n.)
crack_down (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: punisher, enforcer
ARG1-PPT: crime/entity being suppressed, punished
ARG1-PPT: crime/entity being suppressed, punished
crack_down-v: All Args
Crackingrel
downrel
on crimeARG1
and stamping out " black gold " politics remains a central plank of the new governmentARG0
's platform .crack_down-v: Arg0, 1
Denver policeARG0
are crackingrel
downrel
on distracted driversARG1
.crack_down-n: arg1
The Egyptian government has carried out a
vigorousARGM-MNR
crackrel
- downrel
on the Islamist group , which says it takes peaceful means to bring about an Islamic governmentARG1
.crackdown-n: both args
China : authorities must end
theirARG0
crackdownrel
on Tibetan BuddhismARG1
.