toolUse
P49194
predicate
Indicates that an entity uses or employs another entity as a tool to perform an action or achieve a goal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| toolUse canonical | 13 |
| toolUseLikeBehavior | 1 |
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: toolUse
Generated description
Indicates that an entity uses or employs another entity as a tool to perform an action or achieve a goal.
Sample triples (14)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Bornean orangutan | observed in wild populations ⓘ |
| Gorilla | observed in wild populations ⓘ |
| Hadza people | bows and arrows ⓘ |
| Hadza people | digging sticks ⓘ |
| Hadza people | stone tools (historically) ⓘ |
| Australopithecus afarensis | no definitive stone tools known ⓘ |
| Australopithecus afarensis | possible simple tool use inferred from anatomy ⓘ |
| Homo erectus | systematic stone tool production ⓘ |
| butcher birds | use of thorns as functional tools for food processing via predicate surface "toolUseLikeBehavior" ⓘ |
| Homo habilis | associated with early stone tools ⓘ |
| Cebus | known to use tools in some species ⓘ |
| Batek people | blowpipes ⓘ |
| Batek people | poisoned darts ⓘ |
| Batek people | machetes ⓘ |