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drown
(dr/AU/n )

verb (v)

  • cover completely or make imperceptible(verb.contact)
    Example:
    I was drowned in work.
    The noise drowned out her speech.
    source: wordnet30
  • get rid of as if by submerging(verb.change)
    Example:
    She drowned her trouble in alcohol.
    source: wordnet30
  • die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating(verb.change)
    Example:
    The child drowned in the lake.
    source: wordnet30
  • kill by submerging in water(verb.change)
    Example:
    He drowned the kittens.
    source: wordnet30
  • be covered with or submerged in a liquid(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    swim
    source: wordnet30
  • To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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