Commentary: STROKE[+event][+physical][+striking][+of_object]
Examples:
They received three strokes of the cane as punishment.
At the stroke of twelve Cinderella's coach turned into a pumpkin. (clock's hammer strikes gong)
A stroke of lightning split the tree trunk down the middle.
He lopped the prisoner's head off with one stroke of his sword.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: STROKE[+event][+physical][+striking][+stylistic][+of_ball]
NOTE: a narrower, sports usage of Sense 1
Examples:
Mary's instructor is helping her to improve her golf stroke. (how she hits the ball)
That tennis player is famous for his powerful stroke.
With a mighty stroke of the bat, the hitter sent the baseball out of the ball park for a home run.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: STROKE[+event][+physical][+disablement][+sudden][+from_occlusion][+blood_vessel][+to_brain]
Examples:
Rapid treatment has a significant impact on the recovery of patients who have suffered a stroke.
The woman lost use of her right arm after her stroke.
Mappings:
PropBank: stroke.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: STROKE[+event][+physical][+motion][+cyclic][+of_piston]
Examples:
This type of engine has four strokes, and that one only two strokes.
During the power stroke of the engine, the piston is compressed.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: STROKE[+event][+physical][+touching][+repetitive]
Examples:
The cat purred in my lap and seemed to enjoy the stroke of its fur.
The woman gives her hair 100 strokes a day with a brush, to keep it lustrous.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 5
Commentary: STROKE[+quantity][+unit][+scoring][+golf]
NOTE: derived from Sense 2, but here refers to points accrued in golf, occurs with a number
Examples:
John is currently ahead by two strokes.
I was two over par on that hole because it took me five strokes to sink the ball.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7
Commentary: STROKE[+entity][+person][+oarsman][+pacesetter][+of_rowing_shell]
Examples:
The stroke told his crew to pick up the pace as they approached the boathouse.
Bob was a stroke in college for an eight. (rowing shell with 8 rowers)
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9
Commentary: STROKE[+event][+unexpected][+sudden]
Examples:
By a stroke of good luck, I found my earring in the parking lot, after the snow melted.
John's solution to our problem was a stroke of genius.
The company managed to survive through several strokes of bad luck.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10
Commentary: STROKE[+entity][+symbolic][+punctuation][+mark][+separator]
Examples:
You can use either dashes or strokes as formatting punctuation for calendar dates.
I wrote a stroke between the 'and' and the 'or'.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 11
Commentary: STROKE[+form][+physical][+brush_mark][+intentional][+on_surface] [+event][+physical][+marking][+intentional][+surface][+with_implement]
Examples:
Analysis of the painting has concluded that the brush strokes are not those of Van Gogh.
Her technique involves large sweeping strokes of bright acrylic paints on a white background.
With the stroke of the President's pen, the bill became law.
To make this Chinese character, first make the vertical stroke, then the diagonal ones.
Mappings:
PropBank: stroke.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 12
Commentary: STROKE[+event][+physical][+pulling][+repetitive][+of_body][+through_water]
Examples:
The swimmers are practicing their strokes in the pool.
John is going to teach me the butterfly stroke.
He swam across the lake with a smooth, even stroke.
The strokes of the rowing crew were not quite in synch with each other.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: IDIOM: at_a_stroke
Examples:
She spent all her savings at a stroke.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: Idiom
Commentary: IDIOM: not_do_a_stroke_of_work
NOTE: always in the negative
Examples:
John's brother never does a stroke of work around the house.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: Idiom