Predicate: lap

lap: Frames file for 'lap' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry, Framenet entry Ingestion.

Roleset id: lap.01 , apply the tongue to gently, vncls: , framnet:

lap.01: Also a phrasal variant 'lap up' implying completion of the process, but otherwise taking the same PAS.

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, lapper
        Arg1: thing lapped (at)

Example: intransitive (and metaphorical)

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

        The breezes are soft, the waves lap gently and the palm trees sway
        lazily.

        Arg0: the waves
        Rel: lap
        ArgM-MNR: gently

Example: transitive (and literal)

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

        John's kitten lapped at the saucer of milk.

        Arg0: John's kitten
        Rel: lapped
        Arg1: at the saucer up milk