drown

Verbs

  • (v) cover completely or make imperceptible
    • I was drowned in work
    • The noise drowned out her speech
    submerge, overwhelm,
  • (v) get rid of as if by submerging
    • She drowned her trouble in alcohol
  • (v) die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
    • The child drowned in the lake
  • (v) kill by submerging in water
    • He drowned the kittens
  • (v) be covered with or submerged in a liquid
    • the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy
    swim,

Synonyms

submerge overwhelm swim

See also

drown out

Words of close approximity

drop
droll drome drone drool droop dross drove
drown out