Roleset loosen.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "make loose":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of loosening


Arg1:thing becoming loose


Arg2:instrument, if separate from arg0

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


roustabout? (-)
One roustabout, hanging by his hands from a ladder, bounces his weight on a three-foot wrench *trace* to loosen a stuck fitting.
Arg0:	*trace* -> One roustabout
REL:	loosen
Arg1:	a stuck fitting

Roleset loosen.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "make loose":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of loosening


Arg1:thing becoming loose


Arg2:instrument, if separate from arg0

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


transitive (-)
This corporate glasnost is a big reason Nissan, after years of making lackluster cars and lousy profits, has loosened up its rigid ways and now is riding a string of hits, ranging from the sleek Maxima sedan and Porsche-like 300ZX to the whimsically nostalgic Pao, a minicar sold only in Japan.
Arg0:	Nissan
ArgM-TMP:	after years of making lackluster cars and lousy profits
REL:	[ loosened] [ up]
Arg1:	its rigid ways

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


intransitive defaults to arg1='self' (-)
But if East Germany's arthritic Politburo does loosen up enough to permit Mr. Krenz to make serious efforts at reform, he will face a challenge just as fundamental.
Arg1:	East Germany's arthritic Politburo
REL:	[ loosen] [ up]
ArgM-EXT:	enough to permit Mr. Krenz to make serious efforts at reform

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: full


with instrument (-)
After a long day of arguing with Mary, John likes *trace* to loosen up with a bottle or two of Mad Dog.
Argm-TMP:	After a long day of arguing with Mary
Arg0:	*trace* -> John
REL:	loosen up
Arg2-with:	a bottle or two of Mad Dog