Rolesets - wield

wield

wield.01 - hold, brandish

WIELD-V NOTES: Verbnet class hold-15.1, other members include 'hold'. (from wield.01-v)

Aliases:

wield (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: holder
ARG1-PPT: thing held
ARG2-GOL: benefactive
ARG3-PRD: secondary attribute of thing held

transitive

... of
the powerARG1
thatR-ARG1
Dorrance family membersARG0
intend to
wieldrel
in reshaping the troubled food companyARGM-TMP
.

ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG3

What people admired most about Wang was his ability to
wieldrel
the knifeARG1
like a writing brushARG3
,
carving lines that seemed free and flowingARGM-PRD
.