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Superconcept: Move
» Subevent: Hold
Component Semantics:
- Carry
- Definition: cause something to change location by holding it while going somewhere
- Required slot: agent
- Restriction: holds object
- Restriction: "locomotes" (causes self's location to change)
- Restriction: moves object (causes object's location to change)
- Required slot: object
- Restriction: an Object
- Restriction: is held by agent
- Restriction: moves (location changes)
- Primary slot: origin
- Restriction: Place
- Restriction: = original location of agent/object
- Primary slot: destination
- Restriction: Place
- Restriction: = final location of agent/object
- Primary slot: path
- Restriction: Place
- Restriction: = transient location of agent/object
- WordNet 1.6 Synsets: carry#1, carry#2
- WordNet 1.6 Synsets: pack#2, take#30, transport#1
- Corresponding Cyc Concept: #$TransportationEvent
Core Senses:
- carry1
- Definition: cause something to change location by holding it while going somewhere
- Transitivity: transitive
- Required slot: agent
- Restriction: holds object
- Restriction: causes self's location to change
- Restriction: causes object's location to change
- Required slot: object
- Restriction: an Object
- Restriction: is held by agent
- Restriction: location changes
Other Senses:
- carry2
- Definition: move an object caught up in motion
- Transitivity: transitive
- carry3
- Definition: host an organism
- Transitivity: transitive
- carry4
- Definition: communicate (a meaning, idea, etc.)
- Transitivity: transitive
- carry5
- Definition: develop or extend (an argument, e.g.)
- Transitivity: transitive
- carry6
- Definition: contain
- Transitivity: transitive
- carry7
- Definition: win or pass (a vote, e.g.)
- Transitivity: transitive or intransitive
- carry8
- Definition: support
- Transitivity: transitive
- carry9
- Definition: results in (a penalty, e.g.)
- Transitivity: transitive
- carry10
- Definition: propagate (sound, e.g.)
- Transitivity: transitive/intransitive
- carry11
- Definition: behave or bear a demeanor
- Transitivity: reflexive
- carry12
- Definition: possess
- Transitivity: transitive
- carry13
- Definition: have as a feature
- Transitivity: transitive
- carry14
- Definition: be pregnant
- Transitivity: transitive/intransitive
Reference: Levin
Levin calls Carry one of a class of verbs
of "continuous causation of accompanied motion in some manner". She
also mentions the subject of the verb carry
can be characterized as a location.
Reference: COBUILD
Senses 1-18 in COBUILD are base verb senses. Here are the maps:
- COBUILDcarry1
- Equivalent: carry1
- COBUILDcarry2
- Equivalent: carry2
- COBUILDcarry3
- Equivalent: carry1
- COBUILDcarry4
- Equivalent: carry1
- COBUILDcarry5
- Equivalent: carry3
- COBUILDcarry6
- Equivalent: carry4
- COBUILDcarry7
- Equivalent: carry4
- COBUILDcarry8
- Equivalent: carry5
- COBUILDcarry9
- Equivalent: carry6
- COBUILDcarry10
- Equivalent: carry7
- COBUILDcarry11
- Equivalent: carry9
- COBUILDcarry12
- Equivalent: carry10
- COBUILDcarry13
- Equivalent: carry8
- COBUILDcarry14
- Equivalent: carry8
- COBUILDcarry15
- Equivalent: carry7
- COBUILDcarry16
- Equivalent: carry7
- COBUILDcarry17
- Equivalent: carry11
- COBUILDcarry18
- Equivalent: carry14
Reference: LDOCE
LDOCEcarry1Equivalent: carry1
LDOCEcarry2Equivalent: carry2
LDOCEcarry3Equivalent: carry3
LDOCEcarry4Equivalent: carry8
LDOCEcarry5Equivalent: carry12
LDOCEcarry6Equivalent: carry11
LDOCEcarry7Equivalent: carry8
LDOCEcarry8Equivalent: carry6
LDOCEcarry9Equivalent: carry12
LDOCEcarry10Equivalents: carry9, carry13
LDOCEcarry11Equivalent: carry10
LDOCEcarry12Equivalent: carry7
LDOCEcarry13Equivalent: carry7
LDOCEcarry14Equivalent: carry10
LDOCEcarry15Equivalent: carry8
Reference: NODE
NODEcarry1Equivalents: carry1, carry2, carry3, carry10
NODEcarry2Equivalents: carry8, carry14
NODEcarry3Equivalents: carry9, carry13
NODEcarry4Equivalents: carry5, carry10
NODEcarry5Equivalent: carry7
NODEcarry6Equivalents: carry6, carry12, carry13
NODEcarry7Equivalent: carry10
Reference: WordNet1.6
- WNcarry#1
- Equivalent: carry1
- WNcarry#2
- Equivalent: carry1
- WNcarry#3
- Equivalent: carry10
- WNcarry#4
- Equivalent: carry4
- WNcarry#5
- Equivalent: carry8
- WNcarry#6
- Equivalent: carry11
- WNcarry#7
- Equivalent: carry6
- WNcarry#8
- Equivalent: carry5
- WNcarry#9
- Equivalent: carry5
- WNcarry#10
- Equivalent: carry9
- WNcarry#11
- Equivalent: carry7
- WNcarry#12
- Equivalent: carry6
- WNcarry#13
- Equivalent: carry11
- WNcarry#14
- Equivalent: carry12
- WNcarry#15
- Equivalent: carry6
- WNcarry#16
- Equivalent: carry2
- WNcarry#17
- Equivalent: carry4
- WNcarry#18
- Equivalent: carry13
- WNcarry#19
- Equivalent: carry10
- WNcarry#20
- Equivalent: carry8
- WNcarry#21
- Equivalent: carry7
- WNcarry#22
- Equivalent: carry8
- WNcarry#23
- Equivalent: carry8
- WNcarry#24
- Equivalent: carry5
- WNcarry#25
- Equivalent: carry13
- WNcarry#26
- Equivalent: carry7
- WNcarry#27
- Equivalent: carry10
- WNcarry#28
- Equivalent: carry10
- WNcarry#29
- Equivalent: none
- Comment: ???
- WNcarry#30
- Equivalent: carry2
- WNcarry#31
- Equivalent: carry8
- WNcarry#32
- Equivalent: carry8
- WNcarry#33
- Equivalent: carry10
- WNcarry#34
- Equivalent: carry10
- WNcarry#35
- Equivalent: carry7
- WNcarry#36
- Equivalent: carry7
- WNcarry#37
- Equivalent: none
- Comment: idiomatic
- WNcarry#38
- Equivalent: carry14