shower-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Spray or sprinkle with.

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1(agent) SHOWER NP2(patient) PP(recipient/goal) NP1(agent) SHOWER NP2(patient) PP(with) NP3(instrument)

Examples:
The guests showered rice on the couple.
Campaign organizers showered the crowd with balloons.

Mappings:
VerbNet: pelt-17.2,spray-9.7-1
FrameNet: Placing
PropBank: shower.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 2: Expend profusely (on), also used with abstract nouns; provide abundantly with.d

Commentary:
NOTE: Compare with Sense 1; Sense 2 is not a literal showering.

Examples:
He was showered with praise.
He showered her with presents.

Mappings:
VerbNet: spray-9.7-1
FrameNet: Placing,Filling
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 5

Sense Number 3: Take a shower; wash one's body in the shower.

Examples:
You should shower after vigorous exercise.
John faithfully showers once a month.

Mappings:
VerbNet: dress-41.1.1
FrameNet: Grooming
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: Rain abundantly.

Commentary: INCLUDES: SHOWER DOWN

Examples:
Meteors showered down over half of Australia.
It showered yesterday.

Mappings:
VerbNet: weather-57
FrameNet: Mass_motion
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
shower_down 1