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joke (verb)

Main sense

number	active	passive
1	SCU + VHC_act
2	SCU + VHC_act + that_CL
	SCU + VHC_act + CL
	SCU + VHC_act + QUOTE
	SCU + VHC_act + SENTENCE
	SCU + VHC_act + about_NP	NP + VHC_pass + about \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + about_NP_V-ing	NP_V-ing + VHC_pass + about \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + about_V-ing	V-ing + VHC_pass + about \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + about_wh_CL	wh_CL + VHC_pass + about \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + with_NP	NP + VHC_pass + with \| (+ by_phrase)
3	SCU + VHC_act + to_NP + that_CL
	SCU + VHC_act + QUOTE + to_NP
	SCU + VHC_act + SENTENCE + to_NP
	SCU + VHC_act + to_NP + QUOTE
	SCU + VHC_act + to_NP + SENTENCE
	SCU + VHC_act + with_NP + that_CL
	SCU + VHC_act + with_NP + about_NP
	SCU + VHC_act + with_NP + about_V-ing
	SCU + VHC_act + with_NP + about_wh_CL

Sense Î±

number	active	passive
1	SCU + VHC_act
2	SCU + VHC_act + QUOTE
	SCU + VHC_act + SENTENCE
	SCU + VHC_act + about_NP	NP + VHC_pass + about \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + about_NP_V-ing	NP_V-ing + VHC_pass + about \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + about_V-ing	V-ing + VHC_pass + about \| (+ by_phrase)
	SCU + VHC_act + about_wh_CL	wh_CL + VHC_pass + about \| (+ by_phrase)

Sense IPV1.1

number	active
IPV	SCU + VHC_act + around