whittle
whittle.01 - create by remove wood
WHITTLE-V NOTES: Verbnet entry 26.1. (from whittle.01-v)Aliases:
whittle (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: builder
ARG1-PRD: construction
ARG2-VSP: material, start state
ARG4-PRD: end state
ARG1-PRD: construction
ARG2-VSP: material, start state
ARG4-PRD: end state
extremely obscure literary reference
JohnARG0
whittlerel
the small boneARG2
into the shape of a different small boneARG4
.whittle_down
whittle_down.02 - make smaller gradually
WHITTLE_DOWN-V NOTES: (from whittle.02-v)Aliases:
whittle_down (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: agent of making smaller
ARG1-PPT: thing getting smaller
ARG2-EXT: EXT
ARG3-DIR: start point
ARG4-GOL: end point
ARG1-PPT: thing getting smaller
ARG2-EXT: EXT
ARG3-DIR: start point
ARG4-GOL: end point
one example is enough
The spokesman said the vote at Sochaux is expected to be followed by a similar move at the company 's assembly plant at
MulhouseARGM-LOC
, whereR-ARGM-LOC
the number of strikersARG1
has been whittledrel
downrel
to 80ARG4
.