kiss-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Touch with the lips.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent[animate]] KISS NP2[patient]
NOTE: If an instrument argument is included, it is overwhelmingly the lips.

Examples:
The newly married couple kissed.
She kissed her grandfather on the forehead.
Kiss and make up!
Monkeys often appear to kiss one another.

Mappings:
VerbNet: marry-36.2,touch-20-1
FrameNet: Manipulation
PropBank: kiss.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Touch gently or lightly.

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent[inanimate]] KISS NP2[patient]

Examples:
The bossoms were kissed by the soft rain.
The cue ball kissed the nine.
He kissed the rail and deflected the cue ball down the table.

Mappings:
VerbNet: touch-20-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: KISS OFF: leave; usually in the imperative.

Commentary: Is: KISS OFF

Examples:
Oh, kiss off Betty!
I told her to kiss off and she did.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM

Sense Number 4: KISS UP: attempt to get in the good graces of, possibly to get something.

Commentary: Is: KISS UP

Examples:
He kisses up to the professor all the time.
She kissed up to her coach, who let her play first base.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM