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drown

/draʊn/

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verb
cover completely or make imperceptible
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"I was drowned in work" "The noise drowned out her speech"

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overwhelm submerge

type of:
spread over cover
verb
be covered with or submerged in a liquid
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swim

type of:
be
verb
be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation
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"the divers saved the drowning child"

type of:
submerse submerge
verb
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
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"The child drowned in the lake"

type of:
croak decease die drop dead choke conk perish pop off snuff it buy the farm cash in one's chips exit expire give-up the ghost go kick the bucket pass pass away
verb
get rid of as if by submerging
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"She drowned her trouble in alcohol"

type of:
eliminate do away with extinguish get rid of
verb
kill by submerging in water
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"He drowned the kittens"

type of:
kill

Examples of drown

"I was drowned in work"
"The noise drowned out her speech"
"the divers saved the drowning child"
"The child drowned in the lake"
"She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
"He drowned the kittens"