torture-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Torment emotionally or mentally.

Examples:
Sally tortured Bob by waving the chocolate cake in front of him.
Math problems always torture me.
She was tortured by her marriage.

Mappings:
VerbNet: amuse-31.1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: torture.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Subject to physical torture.

Examples:
They tortured Wallace on the rack.
The old owners tortured the dog, beating it constantly.
They tortured the baby by putting it in hot water.

Mappings:
VerbNet: amuse-31.1
FrameNet: Cause_harm
PropBank: torture.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2