Grooming : groom-41.1.2












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NP (Agent) V () NP (Body_part) NP (Frequency) 2nd (Medium) PP[in] (Place)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Body_part) PP[with] (Medium) 2nd (Patient) PP[in] (Time)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Body_part) 2nd (Patient)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Body_part) 2nd (Patient) Sub (Time)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Body_part) PP[at] (Time)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Frequency) PP[in] (Medium) INI (Patient)
NP (Agent) V () AJP (Manner) 2nd (Medium) INI (Patient) PP[in] (Place)
NP (Agent) V () AJP (Manner) INI (Patient) PP[in] (Place)
NP (Agent) V () PP[in] (Medium) NP (Patient)
NP (Agent) V () 2nd (Medium) INI (Patient) PP[in] (Place)
NP (Agent) V () PP[in] (Medium) INI (Patient) AVP (Time)
NP (Agent) V () DNI (Patient) PP[in] (Place)
NP (Agent) V () INI (Patient) Sinterrog (Time)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Body_part) PP[with] (Instrument)
NP (Agent) V () PP[from] (Body_part) NP (Patient)
NP (Agent) V () PP[with] (Instrument) NP (Patient)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Manner) INI (Patient)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Frequency) PP[for] (Frequency) INI (Patient)
NP (Body_part) V () CNI (Agent)
NP (Agent) V () INI (Body_part) AVP (Frequency)
NP (Agent) V () INI (Body_part) AVP (Manner) PP[for] (Time)
NP (Agent) V () INI (Body_part) PP[in] (Medium)
NP (Agent) V () AVP (Frequency) NP (Patient)
NP (Patient) V () PP[by] (Agent) VPing (Instrument)
NP (Body_part) V () CNI (Agent) 2nd (Patient)
NP (Agent) V () PP[away] (Manner) NP (Patient)
NP (Body_part) V () CNI (Agent) PP[with] (Medium)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Body_part) PP[in] (Manner) PP[from] (Subregion)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Body_part) PP[for] (Duration) NP (Frequency)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Body_part) PP[with] (Instrument) AVP (Manner) AVP (Time)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Body_part) AVP (Manner)
NP (Body_part) V () CNI (Agent) PP[in] (Result)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Body_part) PP[into] (Result)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Patient) NP (Agent) V () NP (Body_part)
NP (Agent) V () INI (Patient)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Patient)


Examples from WordNet


groom the dogs
dress the horses
He is always well-groomed



Examples from VerbNet


Sheila groomed the horse.



Examples from SemCor


The horses were groomed to a high gloss; departing, they stepped solemnly with knees lifted to the jaw, for they had been trained to drag at important funerals.