Frame:Parasite

Name Gloss	Parasite
Transcription
Description
Closest FrameNet Frame(s)
Other aliases
Type

Roles:

Related Frames:

Current Frame:	Parasite
Relation Type:	is subcase of
Related Frame:	Blood-sucking creature Roles:
Comments:

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Inferences

Relevant Lexical Units:

Language	English
Lempos	bloodsucker.n

Language	English
Lempos	drain the lifeblood

Language	English
Lempos	leech.n

Language	English
Lempos	parasite.n

Language	English
Lempos	leech.v

Language	English
Lempos	bloodsucking

Language	English
Lempos	bleed white

Language	English
Lempos	sponge.v

Language	English
Lempos	sponge.n

Language	English
Lempos	parasitic.a

Lexical Units in Related FrameNet Frames:

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Metaphors that use this frame:

as Target frame	as Source frame
	CORRUPTION IS A TERMITE INFESTATION ENTITLEMENT HOLDERS ARE LEECHES EXPLOITATION OF RESOURCES IS A PARASITIC INFECTION GOVERNMENT IS A LEECH

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Graph of frame relations:

digraph framerelsgrph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="Parasite" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Parasite" fontsize="10.0" penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ]; n2 [label="Blood-sucking creature" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Blood-sucking_creature" fontsize="10.0" ];

n1 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; }