Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent/patient] DROP (NP2[patient]) (NP3[location])
Examples:
Don't drop the dishes.
Bombs are dropping on London!
The branch dropped with a big thud.
The chef dropped bits of chocolate across the cake.
Mappings:
VerbNet: put_direction-9.4,roll-51.3.1
FrameNet: Motion_directional
PropBank: drop.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 9, 15
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[topic] DROP PP[directional]
NOTE: PP may indicate a metaphorical location.
Examples:
Utility stocks have dropped again for the second week in a row.
Drop to your knees and give me twenty pushups!
His voice has dropped since the onset of puberty.
He was dropped from the Republican ticket.
Mary has dropped all charges against him.
I dropped him from the club because he wouldn't pay dues.
John is trying to drop his image as a bossy manager.
Let's drop the pretenses, shall we?
Mappings:
VerbNet: put_direction-9.4,calibratable_cos-45.6-1,fire-10.10,roll-51.3.1
FrameNet: Body_movement,Change_posture,Change_position_on_a_scale
PropBank: drop.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5, 7, 14, 16
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] DROP NP2
Examples:
Can you at least drop me a hint?
She dropped a real zinger at lunch.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: drop.06
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] DROP NP2[patient{concrete]] PP{P NP[location]}
Examples:
They dropped the passengers at the terminal.
Just drop me at the corner.
She dropped the packages at the front desk.
Mappings:
VerbNet: put_direction-9.4
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[patient] DROP NP2
Examples:
The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] DROP NP2[patient]
Examples:
he dropped a wad on that diamond necklace.
I'm dropping big bucks these days at the casinos.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: drop.07
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 11
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[topic] DROP PP[location]
NOTE: usually in past tense, rarely in progressive.
Examples:
The light dropped from the ceiling.
Clusters of berries dropped heavily from the slender branches.
Mappings:
VerbNet: meander-47.7
FrameNet: Motion_directional,Path_shape
PropBank: drop.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 13
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] DROP NP2[patient]
Examples:
His sentences were hard to read because he had dropped the commas.
I think you are really dropping an opportunity here.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: drop.05
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 18, 19
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] DROP PP(into) NP2[attributive]
NOTE: PP always has 'into' as preposition.
Examples:
She dropped into navy jargon with her buddies at the class reunion.
He has dropped into his usual pattern of procrastination.
The discussion at Town Meeting dropped into a rude shouting match.
Donnie's condition dropped (worsened) as time went on.
Let's shop till we drop!
The contestants dropped like flies.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Change_position_on_a_scale
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 20, 21, 22
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[actor] DROP NP2[actor]
Examples:
The cow dropped her calf this morning.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Birth
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 23
Commentary:
NOTE: used only in golfing
Examples:
Measure two club lengths from the unplayable lie, drop a ball and play from there.
When you drop a ball, stand erect, hold your arm out straight and drop it.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
Examples:
He was dropping almost every afternoon in those days.
She dropped acid behind the barn.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 17
Commentary: Choose this tag for the following constructions: drop_a_line drop_anchor drop_away drop_back drop_behind drop_by drop_by_the_wayside drop_dead drop_in drop_off drop_open drop_out drop_like_flies drop_one's_serve drop_the_ball
Examples:
drop_a_line
Don't forget to drop me a line when you settle down.
drop_anchor
I rounded the breakwater and we dropped anchor.
drop_away
It was late fall following the death of an employee when David's world dropped away from him.
drop_back
Near the end of the marathon, Kosgei dropped back to third, and Prokopcuka dropped back to fourth.
drop_behind
But in the race for best actor, Amalric dropped behind two very different performers who tied for highest number of votes.
drop_by
We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee.
drop_by_the_wayside
As the project progressed, some titles dropped by the wayside.
drop_dead
New fears have been raised about the health of cloned animals after three cloned adult pigs dropped dead from heart attacks.
drop_in
I just dropped in to see how you were doing.
drop_off
The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test.
Thinking about all this, I didn't notice when I dropped off to sleep.
After the date, he dropped me off at the train station.
I can tell you why pressure cooker use dropped off.
drop_open
His mouth dropped open.
drop_out
He has dropped out of the race for senate.
We really hope he doesn't drop out of school.
drop_like_flies
The contestants dropped like flies.
The children usually drop like flies after recess.
drop_one's_serve
The player dropped her serve.
drop_the_ball
He really dropped the ball this time.
The product team drops the ball every time.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: drop.02,drop.03,drop.04
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drop_by 1
drop_behind 1
drop_out 1, 2
drop_a_line 1
drop_off 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
drop_the_ball 1
drop_by_the_wayside 1
drop_in 1
drop_away 1
drop_anchor 1
drop_like_flies 1
drop_open 1
drop_one's_serve 1
drop_back 1
drop_dead 1