piece-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Join or unite the pieces of; create by putting components or members together; repair by adding pieces.

Commentary: INCLUDES: PIECE TOGETHER, PIECE OUT, PIECE BACK TOGETHER

Examples:
It's a script pieced together from interviews by CBS News.
He pieced out what he knew from the witnesses.
He had to be pieced back together after the accident.
She pieced the china cup.

Mappings:
VerbNet: create-26.4
FrameNet: Building
PropBank: piece.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 5

Sense Number 2: Join during spinning.

Commentary: INCLUDES: PIECE IN

Examples:
She pieced a quilt.
Piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings.
I pieced in the second pattern.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: Eat intermittently; take small bites of.

Commentary: INCLUDES: PIECE AT

Examples:
He pieced at the sandwich all morning.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4