Roleset hook.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "attach (as with a hook)":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of attachment


Arg1:thing now attached


Arg2:hook


Arg3:attribute of arg1

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


metaphorical hook (-)
P&G and others also have tried repeatedly *trace* to hook consumers on detergent and fabric softener combinations in pouches, but they haven't sold well, despite the convenience.
Arg0:	*trace* -> P&G and others
REL:	hook
Arg1:	consumers
Arg2-on:	detergent and fabric softener combinations in pouches

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: gerund


with attribute (-)
IBM will face an uphill climb against Digital, given Digital's reputation for *trace* being better than IBM at *trace* hooking together different manufacturers' computers.
Arg0:	*trace* -> *trace* -> Digital
REL:	hooking
Arg3:	together
Arg1:	different manufacturers' computers

I can't see hook and attribute cooccurring; maybe they should be in different rolesets.

Roleset hook.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "exist in a hook shape":

Roles:

Arg1:thing in hook shape


Arg2:thing in middle of hook shape

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


somewhat odd usage (-)
And most of the truly big scams in Orange County seem to originate in Newport Beach or one of the other well-heeled communities that surround this sliver-like city that *trace* hooks around a point of land on the California coast south of Los Angeles.
Arg1:	*trace* -> that -> this sliver-like city
REL:	hooks
Arg2-around:	a point of land

Roleset hook.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "attach, phrasal variant":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of attachment


Arg1:thing now attached


Arg2:hook

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


pseudopassive? (-)
In the U.S., one-fifth of the office PCs are hooked up to some sort of network.
ArgM-LOC:	In the U.S.
Arg1:	one-fifth of the office PCs
REL:	[ hooked] [ up]
Arg2-to:	some sort of network

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


agentive (-)
John hooked up his computer to the network.
Arg0:	John
REL:	hooked up
Arg1:	his computer
Arg2-to:	the network