Rolesets - wax

wax

wax.01 - apply wax to

WAX-V NOTES: Verbnet entry butter-9.9, braid-41.2.2 (from wax.01-v)
WAXING-N NOTES: (from waxing.01-n)

Aliases:

waxing (n.)
wax (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: agent, waxer
ARG1-GOL: thing waxed
ARG2-PPT: explicit mention of wax

wax-v: single arg

Mr. Broderick , the Massachusetts grower , says the `` big boss '' at a supermarket chain even rejected his Red Delicious recently because
theyARG1
were
n'tARGM-NEG
waxedrel
and brushed
for extra shineARGM-PRP
.

wax-v: ARG2

heARG0
waxedrel
itARG1
with black shoe polishARG2
.

wax-v

My friendARG0
has oily skin and
waxedrel
her upper lipARG1
and her skin went with it but only sometimes .

waxing-n: Arg0,1

HerARG0
waxingrel
the floorARG1
made it slippery enough for Tina to later fall and break her ankle on it .

wax.02 - grow

WAX-V NOTES: Member of Vncls appear-48.1.1. (from wax.02-v)
WAXING-N NOTES: (from waxing.02-n)

Aliases:

wax (v.)
waxing (n.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: thing growing

wax-v: stretching to fit John in

Like the moonARGM-MNR
,
every monthARGM-TMP
John 's waistlineARG1
waxesrel
and wanes .

wax-v: Arg1

The kids tracking
the moon 'sARG1
waxingrel
and waning on their charts .

wax.03 - become

WAX-V NOTES: Similarly 'wax eloquent' etc. (from wax.03-v)
WAXING-N NOTES: (from waxing.03-n)

Aliases:

wax (v.)
waxing (n.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: topic
ARG2-PRD: description

wax-v: verging on idiomatic

The visitorARG1
waxedrel
enthusiasticARG2
and promised to return .

wax-v: Arg1,2

The author 'sARG1
waxingrel
nostalgicARG2
about his first novelARGM-GOL
enthralled the audience of loyal fans .