Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] MANGLE NP2[patient] NP1[agent[animate]] MANGLE
Examples:
The workers mangled the sheets until they were dry and crease-free.
I plugged her in and started mangling the sheets.
Nunia ran away, leaving Steppie to finish mangling the sheets by herself.
A considerably enhanced effect can be achieved by calendaring or mangling the fabric.
Fold these evenly while damp, and mangle.
Mappings:
VerbNet: carve-21.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: mangle.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent] MANGLE NP2[patient] (PP[instrument|manner])
Examples:
George W. Bush mangled the English language like no other president.
Vandals Mangled the Car of a Judge.
Friar John and his party kept on mangling and spitting the Chitterlings like mad.
He mangled the music by his terrible playing.
Next, Crowley suggested the young man mangled his question.
Mappings:
VerbNet: carve-21.2-1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: mangle.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 4