drown-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: die or kill with water

Commentary: Syntax

Examples:
The beetle drowned in the toilet.
I drowned the beetle.
The flash flood drowned many animals.

Mappings:
VerbNet: poison-42.2,suffocate-40.7
FrameNet: Death,Killing
PropBank: drown.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 2: (cause to) be covered or submerged in completely

Examples:
I like to drown my peas in butter.
Eric was drowning in homework.
He would drown the stage with tears.
The child covered his ears to drown out his parents' yelling.
Don't drown me with mindless questions!

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: drown.01,drown.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 5
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
drown_out 1

Sense Number 3: get rid of as if with water (metaphorical)

Commentary:
NOTE: That NP2 is permanently or temporarily disappearing must be stated or strongly implied. Syntax

Examples:
Elvis drowned his sorrows with alcohol and drugs.
We are eventually going to drown ourselves with vehicles and dust.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: drown.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2