Roleset spike.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "destroy, kill":

Roles:

Arg0:killer


Arg1:corpse

Examples:

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


meaning? (-)
At the same time four of six design projects were spiked *trace*, he said.
ArgM-TMP:	At the same time
REL:	spiked
Arg1:	*trace* -> four of six design projects

Roleset spike.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "pierce with a spike-like object":

Roles:

Arg0:piercer


Arg1:thing pierced


Arg2:instrument

Examples:

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


automatically generated (-)
His jowls were spiked [*-1] by barbs of graying beard .
REL:	spiked
Arg1:	[*-1] -> His jowls
Arg2:	by barbs of graying beard

Roleset spike.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "add alcohol to innocuous beverage":

Roles:

Arg0:adder of alcohol


Arg1:innocuous beverage


Arg2:alcohol

Examples:

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


all args (-)
John spiked the punch with rum.
REL:	spiked
Arg0:	John
Arg1:	the punch
Arg2:	with rum

Roleset spike.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "sudden peak in quantity/number":

Roles:

Arg1:entity peaking

Examples:

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


intransitive (-)
John's blood pressure spiked during his date with Mary.
Arg1:	John's blood pressure
REL:	spiked

Roleset spike.05 Verbnet Class: NONE "botanical: to bring forth spikes":

Roles:

Arg1:flower

Examples:

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


intransitive (-)
In a week the hyacinths would spike out .
ArgM-TMP:	In a week
Arg0:	the hyacinths
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	[ spike] [ out]