Commentary: NP[object] SCALE [-transitive] PP[+quantity] NP[+agent] SCALE[+transitive] NP[+object]
Examples:
Your luggage scales over fifty pounds, sir.
He placed the white powder in the dish to scale it.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 7
Commentary: NP[+agent] SCALE[+motion] NP[+locative]
Examples:
The enemy is scaling the outer walls of the castle!
They had to turn back before they could scale the top of the mountain.
The cat scaled a tree but was too scared to come back down.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: scale.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5
Commentary: NP[+agent] SCALE[+change] NP[+source] (NP[+target]) NP[+topic] SCALE[-transitive][+increase] ADVP includes VPC scale_down includes VPC scale_up
Examples:
These blueprints are scaled wrong.
I don't think this algorithm scales well.
John scaled down the picture to half its original size.
Are we ready to scale up production of the new chip design?
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: scale.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 8
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
scale_down 1
scale_up 1
Commentary: NP[+agent] SCALE[+transitive] NP2[+patient]
Examples:
Scale the fish before you cut off the heads.
We have been scaling these fish with a sharp knife.
Mappings:
VerbNet: pit-10.7
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: scale.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: NP[+agent] SCALE_DOWN[+decrease] NP[+patient] NP[+agent] SCALE_BACK[+decrease] NP[+patient] Includes VPC scale_down, scale_back
Examples:
They are scaling down their overseas investments.
The senator's January proposal is being drastically scaled back.
Under new management, Camera Bar has scaled back and is now only open for private function.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: scale.02
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
scale_down 2