wax-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Cover with wax.

Examples:
Wax the car, please.
He waxed his surfboard.

Mappings:
VerbNet: butter-9.9
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: wax.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Go up or advance; increase, possibly in phase.

Examples:
Sales waxed after prices were lowered.
Like the moon, every month John's waistline waxes and wanes.

Mappings:
VerbNet: appear-48.1.1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: wax.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3

Sense Number 3: Remove hair through the use of wax.

Examples:
Her mother told her to wax her legs, but she refused.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Grooming
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 4: Become or appear to be.

Examples:
The visitor waxed enthusiastic and promised to return.
She waxed eloquent.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: wax.03