even-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: (cause to) become even or level

Commentary: Includes: EVEN OUT

Examples:
The crew evened the ground and put together form work in
preparation for a large slab for delivery trucks.
The painters evened out the surface to create impenetrable
foundations on which colours retained their richness and glow.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: even.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
even_out 2, 3, 4

Sense Number 2: adjust for, compensate

Commentary: Includes: EVEN OFF, EVEN OUT, EVEN UP

Examples:
Engineers will work to even off the effects or air resistance.
I'm thinking blocking will even out most, if not all, of my inconsistencies.
The coaches will even things up by adding extra players.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: even.01
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
even_out 1
even_off 1
even_up 1

Sense Number 3: even up the edges of a stack of paper

Commentary: IS: EVEN UP

Examples:
There was something schoolgirlish about the way she evened up the
stack of paper before putting it away.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
even_up 2