Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent] FROST NP2[destination] (PP[theme])
Examples:
I frosted the birthday cake.
We carried off to the woodpile a cake which the cook had just frosted.
The man himself ate a cupcake frosted by Goldie the MakerBot with a frostruding attachment.
He frosted the cake with an easy marshmallow frosting.
I frosted the cookies with Nutella.
Mappings:
VerbNet: butter-9.9, other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: frost.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] FROST NP2[destination] (PP[theme]) (PP[instrument])
Examples:
She frosts her hair.
The sapphire tiara on his head sat askew amid tufts of silver-frosted hair.
I frosted the window on our front door.
I lightly frosted the glass with a sand blaster.
Poly put on a show as he frosted the glass with cinnamon.
Previously, I had frosted the glass into a flame pattern with a sand blaster.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: frost.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: Includes: FROST_UP Syntax includes: NP1[agent|cause] FROST (up) NP2[destination] (PP[theme]) NP1[destination] FROST (up) (PP[theme]) NP1[theme] FROST (up) NP2[destination] NP1[destination] FROST (over) (PP[theme])
Examples:
A record breaking low of -16 deg C frosted the grass blades along this partially frozen creek.
Freezing fog frosted the trees with a delicate layer of white.
We girls frosted the window with our breath.
We frosted up the big windows with some very hot words.
The trees frosted on Saturday night, leaving them postcard-perfect.
Part of the canal has frosted up with a layer of ice.
Ice crystals frosted the glass.
She heard him mutter angrily as his breath frosted up the window.
He leaned against the window until the glass frosted over with condensation from his breath.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: frost.01,frost.03,frost.04
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
frost_over 1
Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[cause[force]] FROST NP2[patient[concrete]]
Examples:
The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown.
A freezing rain badly frosted the tomato plants.
The blooms are what turn into the fruit if they don't get frosted.
We had an immature crop that was frosted before it was mature.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: frost.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: Syntax includes: FROST
Examples:
Do bees die when it frosts?
When it frosts outside at night a wet spot appears on my ceiling.
Mappings:
VerbNet: weather-57
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: frost.01