Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] PINCH NP2
Examples:
Edmund pinched the bridge of his nose.
Before speaking he pinched the raven, which squawked angrily.
The doctors thought for the longest time that I had just pinched the nerve.
During the body work, that repair man had pinched the line.
Our parents could really pinch a penny.
Mappings:
VerbNet: touch-20-1
FrameNet: Manipulation
PropBank: pinch.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[topic] PINCH NP2
NOTE: compare to Sense 1 where NP1 is [agent]
Examples:
These shoes pinch my feet.
Demographic trends will pinch government budgets.
The strike has pinched spending in Topeka.
The embargo pinches at the very heart of this country's economy.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: pinch.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Examples:
Who pinched the toilet paper?
I think he pinched that hat from the wardrobe department.
Mappings:
VerbNet: steal-10.5
FrameNet: Theft
PropBank: pinch.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Examples:
You should pinch the plants back to create more branching and more flowers.
But the asters are newer to me, and I've been wondering if I should pinch.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4