border-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: be contiguous to or on the border of

Commentary:
NOTE: Use for senses where two objects are contiguous but one object does not surround the other.

Examples:
To the south, it borders Andalusia.
Coyoacan, a long-standing Nahua town, borders the lake.
Rest areas and information kiosks will border these important arterials.

Mappings:
VerbNet: contiguous_location-47.8
FrameNet: Locative_relation
PropBank: border.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 5

Sense Number 2: create an edge or border

Commentary:
NOTE: Use for senses where one object surrounds the other.

Examples:
She bordered the edges in garter stitch to keep them from rolling up.
This cotton edging bordered the sides of the flag.
Tulips bordered the front yard.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 3: verge on, approach

Examples:
That suggestion borders on lunacy!
Her lines were cheesy, but she bordered on funny.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
border_on 1