Slice

Definition:
An Agent cuts a Food_item into Pieces using an Instrument (which may or may not be expressed), generally for the Purpose of preparing the Food_item for cooking or eating.
FEs:
Core:
Agent [Agt] The Agent is the person cutting the Food_item into Pieces .

Food_item [Food] The food which is being cut into Pieces .

Then the Iron Chef sliced the turkey into a million pieces.


Instrument [Ins] The Instrument with which the Food_item is being cut into Pieces .

Pieces [Pie] The Pieces are the parts of the original Food_item which are the result of the slicing.

Purpose [Purp] The purpose for which the Food_item is being sliced into Pieces .

Result [Result] The Result of the Food_item being sliced into Pieces .

Lexical Units

chop.v, cube.v, dice.v, fillet.v, mince.v, pare.v, slice.v

Created by cota on 2002-02-05 14:34:45.0