favor-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: a social gesture of kindness

Commentary: FAVOR[+event][+gesture][+social][+kindness]

Examples:
Don't ask Jane for any favors, you'll regret it.
He did it as a favor to me.
He'll need to call in some favors from his congressional buddies.

Mappings:
PropBank: favor.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a state of advantage or benefit

Commentary: FAVOR[+state][+advantage][+benefit]

Examples:
The new tax law will be to your favor if you make less than $50,000 a year.
The outcome was not in my favor.
The court found in favor of the plaintiff.
He was accused of showing favor to one of the players. (gave an advantage to the player)

Mappings:
PropBank: favor.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: having approval or held in high regard

Commentary: FAVOR[+state][+social][+regard][+approval]

Examples:
Those interior wall colors have fallen out of favor in recent years.
The summer interns all struggled to obtain the boss's favor.
The legislature is not viewed with much favor.

Mappings:
PropBank: favor.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 4: a small gift or souvenir given to guests at a party

Commentary: FAVOR[+artifact][+gift][+souvenir][+small][+party][+for_guest]

Examples:
The children received candy and balloons as party favors.
At midnight the guests broke open their Christmas crackers to get the favors inside.
The wedding guests each received a small picture of the bride and groom as a favor.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: being an available sexual partner to someone

Commentary: FAVOR[+role][+event][+patient][+partner][+sexual]
NOTE: idiomatic usage that occurs in the plural

Examples:
The actress gave the director sexual favors to land the lead role in the film.
The chauffeur granted sexual favors to the boss's wife.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2a