Predicate: splay

splay: Frames file for 'splay' based on internet usage examples, expansion via VerbNet. VN class 45.4, comparison with 'expand.'

Roleset id: splay.01 , (cause to) spread out or apart, vncls: 45.4, framnet:

splay.01: Frame by Claire

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of growth, agent (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1: thing splayed (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
        Arg2: amount increased by, EXT or MNR
        Arg3: start point
        Arg4: end point

Example: Transitive

        He splayed his huge hands over the table.

        Arg0: He
        Rel: splayed
        Arg1: his huge hands
        ArgM-LOC: over the table