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Concept: Close

Superconcept: Make-Inaccessible


Component Semantics:

Close
Definition: Causes an object to be closed, thereby preventing various actions
Required slot: object
Restriction: exactly 1 Portal
Required slot: pre-conditions
Restriction: object is not the object of any Be-Closed state
Restriction: object is the object of a Be-Open state
Restriction: the object is-part-of a Enclosure
Restriction: the Portal of the Enclosure which the object is-part-of must not be in a Be-Blocked state
Required slot: post-conditions
Restriction: object is the object of a Be-Closed state
Restriction: the Portal of the Enclosure which the object is-part-of is now in a Be-Blocked state
Restriction: the location of the object is the the Portal of the Enclosure that object is-part-of
Primary slot: agent
Restriction: causes object to be closed
Primary slot: instrument
Restriction: Thing used to accomplish the Close
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: close#3
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: shut#1

The Close action puts an object into the Be-Closed state while at the same time taking the object out of the Be-Opened state. The action Open does the exact opposite.