file-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: officially register something, as a document or claim

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] FILE NP2[patient] NP1[agent] FILE (PP{P NP})

Examples:
Tom and Mary have filed for divorce.
They are not going to file charges against the tire manufacturer.
We filed our taxes early this year.
The neighbors filed a complaint about the loud parties next door.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Submitting_documents
PropBank: file.01,file.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4

Sense Number 2: smooth a surface with an instrument

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] FILE NP2[patient] (PP{P NP[instrument]})

Examples:
Sally filed her fingernails with an emory board.
He filed the edges smooth on the metal bar.

Mappings:
VerbNet: wipe_instr-10.4.2,carve-21.2-2,braid-41.2.2
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: proceed in a line

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[topic] FILE PP NP1[topic] FILE ADVP
NOTE: intransitive usage Includes: FILE IN, FILE OUT

Examples:
The protesters filed peacefully down Main Street.
The parents watched their children file in wearing costumes.
The ballet troupe filed out, each one bowing as they exited the stage.

Mappings:
VerbNet: escape-51.1
FrameNet: Self_motion
PropBank: file.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
file_out 1
file_in 1

Sense Number 4: place or store according to a systematic scheme

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] FILE NP2[patient] (PP)
NOTE: What is filed is usually paperwork, but could be a hobbyist's collection, mental representation, etc. Includes: FILE AWAY

Examples:
File these papers.
I need a new folder to file these bills.
File these specimens in the second drawer.
John files away the theater bills from every Broadway show.

Mappings:
VerbNet: pocket-9.10
FrameNet: Placing
PropBank: file.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
file_away 1, 2