instrument

P792
predicate

Indicates that an action is carried out using a particular tool, means, or implement as its instrument.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
instrument canonical 16,092
instrumentUsed 48
discoveryInstrument 16

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: instrument
Generated description
Indicates that an action is carried out using a particular tool, means, or implement as its instrument.

Sample triples (16,156)

Subject Object
Van Dyke
surface form: Van Dyke Parks
piano
Van Dyke
surface form: Van Dyke Parks
keyboards
Brian Wilson vocals
Brian Wilson bass guitar
Brian Wilson piano
Brian Wilson organ
Brian Wilson keyboards
Ry Cooder guitar
Ry Cooder slide guitar
Ry Cooder mandolin
Mick Turner guitar
Phil Ochs vocals
Phil Ochs guitar
Rachel Portman piano
Disasterpeace synthesizer
Disasterpeace computer
Harry Gregson-Williams piano
Harry Gregson-Williams keyboards
Kevin Bacon guitar
Kevin Bacon vocals
James B. Cobb Jr. guitar
Bugzy Malone vocals
C. Adam Schlesinger bass guitar
C. Adam Schlesinger guitar
C. Adam Schlesinger keyboards
C. Adam Schlesinger vocals
Dominic Lewis piano
Dominic Lewis cello
Ty Segall guitar
Ty Segall drums
Ty Segall bass guitar
Ty Segall vocals
Rahzel voice
Foy Vance vocals
Foy Vance guitar
Foy Vance piano
Gary Sinise bass guitar
Kirk Franklin vocals
Kirk Franklin piano
Walter Murphy piano
Mark Mothersbaugh keyboards
Mark Mothersbaugh synthesizer
Will Oldham vocals
Will Oldham guitar
James Newton Howard piano
Jill Hennessy guitar
Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope Dark Energy Camera
H.E.R. guitar
H.E.R. piano
H.E.R. drums