Predicate: tauten
tauten: Frames file for 'tauten' based on internet usage examples, expansion
via VN. VerbNet class 45.4, comparison with 'tighten.'
Roleset id: tauten.01 , cause to be more taut, vncls: 45.4, framnet:
tauten.01: Frameset by Claire
Roles:
Arg0: causer of tightening (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
Arg1: thing tightening (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
Example: Transitive
The tight-rope walker tautened the rope before beginning his stunt.
Arg0: The tight-rope walker
Rel: tautened
Arg1: the rope
ArgM-TMP: before beginning his stunt