Roleset retard.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "make slow":

Roles:

Arg0:cause of slowing


Arg1:thing getting slower

Examples:

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


the one example (-)
Skilled ringers use their wrists *trace* to advance or retard the next swing, so that one bell can swap places with another in the following change.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Skilled ringers
REL:	retard
Arg1:	the next swing

Not a bad trick, considering these bells can weigh up to a ton.