shine-v; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: Emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; touch with light.

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1 (Source) SHINE (PP)

Examples:
The sun shone bright that day.
Light shone on her face.
The sun shone on the fields.

Mappings:
VerbNet: light_emission-43.1
FrameNet: Light_movement
PropBank: shine.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 8

Sense Number 2: Be shiny, as if wet; be bright by reflecting or casting light; be distinguished or obvious, as if bright.

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1 (Source) SHINE INCLUDES: SHINE THROUGH

Examples:
His eyes were shining.
His talent shines.
He shines as an example.
His wife made him shine in the gossip columns with her profligate
spending habits.
While the merits of diversification shine through when times are
tough, there's also a price to pay.
Her face shown when she came out of the sauna.

Mappings:
VerbNet: light_emission-43.1
FrameNet: Location_of_light
PropBank: shine.01,shine.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

Sense Number 3: Throw or flash the light of (a lamp)

Examples:
Shine the light on that window, please.
We have to shine a bright light on politicians these days.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Light_movement
PropBank: shine.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 4: Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion.

Examples:
She was shining with joy.
Her face shown with happiness.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9

Sense Number 5: Make a surface shine.

Examples:
Shine the silver, please.
Shine my shoes!

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10

Sense Number 6: SHINE AT: Be good at.

Commentary: IS: SHINE AT

Examples:
She shines at math.

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

Sense Number 7: SHINE UP: Ingratiate oneself to, often with insincere behavior.

Commentary: IS: SHINE UP

Examples:
She is shining up to the chairman.

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