spell-v; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: Orally relate letters or give the spelling of; write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of.

Commentary: INCLUDES: SPELL OUT

Examples:
How do you spell this word?
We had to spell out our names for the police officer.
He spelled the word wrong in his letter.

Mappings:
VerbNet: scribble-25.2
FrameNet: Spelling_and_pronouncing
PropBank: spell.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
spell_out 3

Sense Number 2: Indicate or signify.

Examples:
This spells trouble.
It spelled a huge change in company policy.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: spell.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Relieve someone from work by taking a turn; take turns working.

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1 spell (NP2)

Examples:
She spelled her husband at the wheel.
The workers spell every four hours.

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

Sense Number 4: Place under a spell.

Examples:
*No examples found.

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

Sense Number 5: Explain in detail.

Commentary: IS: SPELL OUT

Examples:
Do I have to spell out everything for you in this job?
You should spell out your demands.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: spell.03
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
spell_out 1

Sense Number 6: Spell fully and without abbreviating.

Commentary: IS: SPELL OUT;
NOTE: compare to Sense 1: there must be a contrast between a shortened form and the full expression.

Examples:
Please spell out your middle name instread of giving just the
initials.
NASA had once considered spelling out the full name of the
organization on all correspondence.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Spelling_and_pronunciation
PropBank: spell.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
spell_out 2