Rolesets - straighten

straighten

straighten.01 - (cause to) become straight

STRAIGHTEN-V NOTES: Based on WSJ. Member of Vncls bend-45.2. (from straighten.01-v)

Aliases:

straighten (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: cause of straightness, agent
ARG1-PPT: thing becoming straight
ARG2-MNR: instrument, when separate from arg0

ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2

using
the woodARG2
to
straightenrel
the L bracketARG1
, install the bulb .

straighten_out

straighten_out.02 - make right

STRAIGHTEN_OUT-V NOTES: No VNcls (from straighten.02-v)

Aliases:

straighten_out (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: cause of rightness, agent
ARG1-PPT: wrong to right

straighten_out-v: yeah, no kidding

``
IARG0
got to get back to school and
straightenrel
outrel
my EnglishARG1
. ''

straighten_out-v: icky ergative

The marketARG1
seems to be
straighteningrel
outrel
; we 're taking a wait - and - see attitude , '' says Cathleen B. Stewart , executive vice president of marketing .

straighten_up

straighten_up.03 - make straight/neat, completive

STRAIGHTEN_UP-V NOTES: Added by Julia based on Call Home. No VNcls. (from straighten.03-v)

Aliases:

straighten_up (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: straightener
ARG1-PPT: thing made straight/neat

straighten_up-v: just arg0

He wants
meARG0
to
straightenrel
uprel
or something .

straighten_up-v: both args

JohnARG0
straightenedrel
uprel
the apartmentARG1
.

straight

straight.04 - without curves, deviations, adulturations

STRAIGHT-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on WordNet. (from straight.01-j)

Aliases:

straight (j.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: thing/entity that doesn't deviate

straight-j: arg1

The roadARG1
is
straightrel
before the crossingARGM-LOC
and both are traveling in the same direction .

straight.05 - heterosexual

STRAIGHT-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-4,5. (from straight.02-j)

Aliases:

straight (j.)

Roles:

ARG1-PAG: sexual being

straight-j: arg1

I know that
sheARG1
is
n'tARGM-NEG
straightrel
.

straight.06 - candid, frank

STRAIGHT-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on FrameNet, frank.01. (from straight.03-j)

Aliases:

straight (j.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: Frank
ARG1-PPT: subject matter
ARG2-GOL: listener

straight-j: all args

you want
themARG0
to be
straightrel
with youARG2
about the needs of the businessARG1
.