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Verb shower has 5 senses

lavish, shower - expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
--₁ is one way to consume, squander, waste, ware
Sample sentence:
They shower their grandchild with money
shower - spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"
--₂ is one way to spray
Sample sentences:
They shower coins on the image
They shower the image with coins
shower - take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"
--₃ is one way to bathe

Derived forms: noun shower₁, noun shower₂
Sample sentences:
They shower
They shower themselves
shower, shower down - rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"
--₄ is one way to rain, rain down

Derived forms: noun shower₃, noun shower₄
Sample sentence:
It was showering all day long
shower - provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"
--₅ is one way to provide, supply, ply, cater
Sample sentence:
They shower their grandchild with money