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Concept: Make-Contact

Superconcept: Action


Component Semantics:

Make-Contact
Definition: objects make contact
Required slot: object
Restriction: One Tangible-Entity
Restriction: the thing that the object makes contact with
Required slot: pre-condition
Restriction: the object and the base must not already Be-Touching
Required slot: post-condition
Restriction: object and base are the objects of a Be-Touching state.
Primary slot: agent
Restriction: causes object and base to Make-Contact
Primary slot: location
Restriction: a Place
Comment: the location is the base's location
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: --
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: touch#1

Make-Contact is an action in which one object and a base are made to touch each other. Make-Contact results in the object and base) being objects of a Be-Touching state. They can be taken out of the Be-Touching state by a Break-Contact action.