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Concept: Attach

Superconcept: Make-Contact


Component Semantics:

Attach
Definition: establish a link between an object and a base
Required slot: post-conditions
Restriction: object is the object of a Be-Attached-To state whose base is the base of the Attach
Required slot: base
Inherited from: Make-Contact
Restriction: the receiver of the object of the Attach
Primary slot: agent
Inherited from: Make-Contact
Restriction: causes object to be Attached to the base
Primary slot: location
Inherited from: Make-Contact
Restriction: a Place
Comment: The location is the base's location
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: attach#1, attach#3
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: connect#1, link#2, tie#4

Attach puts its object into a Be-Attached-To state, which can be undone by Detaching the object. The two Entities are not on equal footing. The base may be Moved. The object may only be Moved along the base Entity (that is, a Move with path equal to the location of the base of the Be-Attached-To).