Commentary: BREAK[+span][+temporal][+interval][+of_interruption]
Examples:
The program was aired in its entirety without commercial breaks.
These breaks of concentration from all the interruptions won't help me finish the work on time.
We made a dash for the car during a brief break in the rainstorm.
There was an unaccounted two-year break on his resume between his two most recent jobs.
Let's take a ten-minute break before hearing John's presentation.
Over the spring break several students took a vacation in Mexico.
Mappings:
PropBank: break.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 7, 13
Commentary: BREAK[+span][+spatial][+discontinuity][+of_form][+physical]
Examples:
The dotted lines on the screen show the page breaks.
Add a blank line after each paragraph break.
The power surge caused a break in the circuit.
There were several breaks in the forest where the sunlight had allowed flowers to grow.
The pilot saw a break in the clouds where he could descend with greater visibility.
We crossed the street when there was a break in traffic.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1c
Commentary: BREAK[+form][+anatomical][+fractured]
Examples:
The X-ray indicates that it is only a green stick break of the ring finger.
The crash victim suffered multiple breaks to the ribs and the left femur.
Mappings:
PropBank: break.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8
Commentary: BREAK[+form][+geological][+fault]
Examples:
It's an active break that stretches for several hundred miles along a series of valleys.
The pressure from the folding of the rock strata eventually produced a break.
Mappings:
PropBank: break.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: BREAK[+event][+circumstance][+luck][+good]
Examples:
Finding your passport where you dropped it was a lucky break!
He got his break in show business with playing the understudy to the Broadway lead.
Mappings:
PropBank: break.05
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: BREAK[+event][+physical][+damage][+breakage]
Examples:
The break of the ice made unsettling noises across the lake.
The dam's break was probably caused by defective materials.
They are repairing a break in one of the main valves.
Mappings:
PropBank: break.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6, 9
Commentary: BREAK[+event][+physical][+dash][+sudden]
Examples:
At recess the children made a break for the playground.
I made a break for my plane's gate as soon as I got through security.
Mappings:
PropBank: break.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 14
Commentary: BREAK[+event][+physical][+escape][+from_prison]
Examples:
It was the largest break from a federal prison in decades.
The man has made several jail breaks but was always recaptured.
Mappings:
PropBank: break.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 16
Commentary: BREAK[+event][+social][+severance][+of_relationship]
Examples:
The incident led to a break in diplomatic relations.
He managed to make a clean break from his troubled past.
The break with his wife has really upset Bob.
Mappings:
PropBank: break.08, break.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: BREAK[+event][+physiological][+change][+of_register][+voice]
Examples:
She had a break in her voice when she spoke of the death of her cocker spaniel.
The teenage boy was embarrassed by the unpredictable break in his voice.
Opera singers learn to sing through several octaves with no break in their voices.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10
Commentary: BREAK[+event][+musical][+passage][+solo][+instrumental]
Examples:
It's a very difficult break for solo flute.
Each player in the jazz quartet showcased his instrument in a virtuoso break.
Mappings:
PropBank: break.02
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2c
Commentary: BREAK[+event][+physical][+shot][+opening][+billiards]
Examples:
Tom made a beautiful break and got two balls into the pocket.
The winner of the last game will make the break for this game.
Mappings:
PropBank: break.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 11
Commentary: BREAK[+event][+physical][+pitch][+baseball][+curved][+dropping]
Examples:
The pitcher is known for his nearly un-hittable breaks.
He pitched two fast balls, a break and a knuckle ball.
Mappings:
PropBank: break.03
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1d
Commentary: BREAK[+event][+physical][+shot][+winning][+tennis][+against_serve]
Examples:
The tennis champion was up two breaks in the second set.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 12
Commentary: BREAK[+state][+game][+bowling][+frame][-strike_or_spare]
Examples:
The break in the eighth frame cost the bowler his match.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 15
Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)
Examples:
Mappings:
PropBank: NM