center-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Physically move (something) into the center.

Examples:
She centered the vase and rearranged the scarf on top of the upright piano.
Use these guidelines to center your aim.
She centered her gravity, as she usually did, just before attacking.
Center the heading an inch from the top of the page.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 2: focus (on)

Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent] CENTER NP2[patient] PP NP1[theme] CENTER on PP Includes: CENTER ON

Examples:
They centered a large part of the attack on you.
They centered their world around a single capital at Chichen Itza.
You make it sound like he centered the whole thing around his PS3.
The region's growth centered squarely on the Circle.
Although the specific teachings of this school are unclear, they
centered on number mysticism.
The issues on many gamers' minds centered squarely on Sony and
Nintendo.
In the past, such efforts centered mainly on Jordan.

Mappings:
VerbNet: focus-87.1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: center.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 3: Make a small hole as a guide for a drill.

Commentary: Is: CENTER PUNCH

Examples:
Center punch the holes as indicated on the template.

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