Roleset hoist.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "lift, raise":

Roles:

Arg0:lifter, raiser


Arg1:thing going up


Arg2:path

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


hoist by your own petard (-)
A huge ANC flag, with black, green and gold stripes, was hoisted [*-1] over the rickety gate at Mr. Sisulu's modest house, while on the street out front, boys displayed the ANC colors on their shirts, caps and scarves.
REL:	hoisted
Arg1:	[*-1] -> A huge ANC flag, with black, green and gold stripes,
Arg2-over:	the rickety gate at Mr. Sisulu's modest house
ArgM-TMP:	while on the street out front, boys displayed the ANC colors on their shirts, caps and scarves