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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

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