Predicate: smear

Roleset id: smear.01 , apply pasty entity to surface, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

smear.01: SMEAR-V NOTES: Comparison to 'spray'. Member of VNcls spray-9.7-1. (from smear.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
smear (v.)Filling Placing

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: applier (vnrole: 9.7-1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: paste, thing applied (vnrole: 9.7-1-Theme)
        Arg2-GOL: surface, arg1 is smeared on what? (vnrole: 9.7-1-Destination)

Example: All Arguments

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        John smeared baconnaise on his cheez whiz sandwich.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: smeared
        Arg1: baconnaise
        Arg2: on his cheez whiz sandwich

Example: Theme as prepositional complement

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        "[Your streets]-1 will be smeared *-1 with blood," as the prophecy has it.

        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: smeared
        Arg1: with blood
        Arg2: *-1

Roleset id: smear.02 , besmirch, cause damage to, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

smear.02: SMEAR-V NOTES: Framed by Claire. Comparison to 'besmirch. (from smear.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
smear (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: Insulter, agent causing damage
        Arg1-PPT: Person, entity insulted, damaged

Example: Transitive

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        ...especially the mainstream elite scholars who-3 *T*-3 insist on *PRO*-3 smearing the "father" to the end...

        Arg0: *PRO*-3
        Rel: smearing
        Arg1: the father
        Argm-ext: to the end