single-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: SINGLE OUT: Select from a group.

Commentary: IS: SINGLE OUT

Examples:
She was singled out for her outstanding performance.
Investors quickly singled out stocks of companies expected to profit
from the disaster.
The graphics business bid was singled out by the chairman in his address.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: single.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
single_out 1

Sense Number 2: SINGLE OUT: Treat differently on the basis of a personal characteristic.

Commentary: IS: SINGLE OUT

Examples:
Jews were singled out for persecution.
We won't let the government single out Hispanic youth.
American male judges will single out African American female
attorneys for disparate treatment.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
single_out 2

Sense Number 3: Hit a single, as in baseball or cricket.

Examples:
Pedro singled in the bottom of the eighth inning.
It's not difficult to single in cricket.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 4: Make by a single stiching.

Commentary: IS: SINGLE CROCHET, SINGLE STITCH

Examples:
I single crocheted for several stitches.
She single stitched all the hems.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
single_stitch 1
single_crochet 1