shell-v; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: remove the pod, husk or shell

Examples:
Frank shelled the nut perfectly.
They shelled the mussels and placed them in muslin bags.
The beans went into an automatic tumbler that shelled them.

Mappings:
VerbNet: pit-10.7
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: shell.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 7, 8

Sense Number 2: use explosives on (to create something)

Examples:
The Italian warship shelled the Martha Washington liner by mistake.
A tank shelled the radio station at 3 a.m. yesterday.
The Egyptians shelled the kibbutz for days.

Mappings:
VerbNet: pelt-17.2
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: shell.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 3: do better in a competition; win

Commentary:
NOTE: Includes the frame of baseball where a batter hits pitches hard and consistently as in sentence 1.

Examples:
The Tigers shelled baseball's winningest pitcher last night, earning
7 runs off C.C. Sabathia.
The Blackhawks got shelled by the Blues because of their star player being injured.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 6

Sense Number 4: collect shells on the beach

Examples:
Every summer we would shell on the beaches of North Carolina.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: SHELL OUT: give something to someone (usu. money)

Commentary: Is: SHELL OUT

Examples:
'People' Magazine apparently shelled out 6 million dollars for the
photos.
Fifty Cent shelled out 63,000 dollars for new teeth.
Wisconsin taxpayers have shelled iyt 1.5 million dollars for a
budget stalemate.

Mappings:
VerbNet: contribute-13.2
FrameNet: Commerce_pay
PropBank: shell.03
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
shell_out 1

Sense Number 6: SHELL STITCH: create a shell stitch by sewing

Commentary: Is: SHELL STITCH

Examples:
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Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
shell_stitch 1