Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent] WATER NP2[patient] NP1[agent] WATER NP2[concrete]
NOTE: Compare to sense 3. The NP being watered does NOT experience a change of state. Also the NP2 does not need to be explicitly stated as being living (as in example 2) but a living thing always occurs as a result (i.e. the field contains living plants).
Examples:
I watered the garden today and the strawberry patch.
Farmers watered the fields every week.
They watered the grass until it was an emerald green.
Make sure to water the horses after every ride.
Mappings:
VerbNet: butter-9.9
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: water.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2
Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[inanimate] WATER (PP) NP1[concrete] WATER (PP)
Examples:
My mouth watered at the smell of garlic cooking.
Cutting onions makes my eyes water.
Her eyes watered when he told her that she was ugly.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4
Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] WATER DOWN NP2[concrete] NP1[agent] WATER DOWN NP2[abstract] Is: WATER DOWN
NOTE: Includes metaphorical examples. Compare to sense 1. In this sense the NP being watered down experiences a change of state.
Examples:
Mike doesn't like ice in his drinks because it waters them down.
Water down the scotch to make it drinkable.
The U.S. wants to water down the climate statement.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: water.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
water_down 1, 2