Roleset thaw.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "defrost":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of defrosting


Arg:item losing its frost

Examples:

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


arg1 subject (-)
Insects there were [*T*-2] on the world , but they were frozen [*-1] solid during the night , [*-1] only to revive and thaw in the morning sun .
Arg1:	[*-1] -> they
REL:	thaw
ArgM-LOC:	in the morning sun

'in the morning sun' is arguably the arg0 here, but I felt in the end that the semantic role of the sun is based more on inference than literal meaning.

Roleset thaw.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "thaw_out: fully defrost":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of defrosting


Arg1:item losing its frost

Examples:

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


partial total defrosting (-)
[*] Usually back in Concord by noon , there was just time [0] [*] to get partially thawed [*-1] out , refuel , and grab a bit of Mrs. Fogg 's hot broth before [*] starting the second trip [*T*-2] .
ArgM-ADV:	partially
REL:	[ thawed] [ out]
Arg1:	[*-1]