nurse-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Try to cure by special care or treatment, of an illness or injury; treat carefully.

Examples:
He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs.
He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every
afternoon.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Cure
PropBank: nurse.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4

Sense Number 2: Maintain (a theory, thoughts or feelings); maintain an object.

Examples:
The professor really knew how to nurse a grudge.
She nursed a beer at the bar.
The writer nursed the movie through several scripts.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: nurse.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Give suck to; receive suck.

Examples:
You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places.
The baby nursed for a long time.

Mappings:
VerbNet: feeding-39.7
FrameNet: Ingestion
PropBank: nurse.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 4: Serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people.

Commentary:
NOTE: Does NOT include serving as a wet nurse. Use Sense 3 for this kind of nurse.

Examples:
She nursed in the Second World War.
He nursed for a number of years before going back to medical school.

Mappings:
VerbNet: captain-29.8-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3