poise-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: be motionless or suspended in balance

Commentary:
NOTE: Watch for participial adjectives, e.g., Shana was poised at the edge of the pool. These should be tagged X.

Examples:
The elephant poised in mid stride.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: poise.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: prepare

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] POISE NP2 NP1[cause] POISE NP2
NOTE: Watch for participial adjectives, e.g., The administration is poised to take action. These should be tagged X.

Examples:
The brothers poised the company to take advantage of the larger tonnage structural steel jobs to come.
Training in SAP PLM will poise you for big opportunities as SAP PLM demand grows.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: poise.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: hold or place in equilibrium

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] POISE NP2 NP1[cause] POISE NP2

Examples:
Yale's full back poised the ball on a heap of dirt.
She held her cigarette between her first two fingers and poised her thumb on her temple.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: poise.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4