Definition of drown Drown
/dɹawˈn/ - [drawn] - drown
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| drown - die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake" | ||
| buy the farm, perish, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, snuff it, drop dead, decease, cash in one's chips, pop off, pass away, expire, exit, croak, conk, die, choke, pass, go leave quickly | ||
| drown - get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol" | ||
| do away with, get rid of, extinguish, eliminate dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" | ||
| drown - kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens" | ||
| kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods" | ||
| drown - cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" | ||
| submerge, overwhelm | ||
| spread over, cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" | ||
| drown out make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music" | ||
| drown - be covered with or submerged in a liquid; "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy" | ||
| swim | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- drown (Verb)
To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish by such suffocation. - drown (Verb)
To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid. - drown (Verb)
To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate. - drown (Verb)
To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; — said especially of sound; usually in the form "to drown out". - drown (Verb)
To lose, make hard to find or unnoticeable in an abundant mass.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- drown (v. i.)
To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water. - drown (v. t.)
To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate. - drown (v. t.)
To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid. - drown (v. t.)
To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound.
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drown
To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish by suffocation in water. -
drown
To kill by immersion in water or other liquid.
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🔤- drown, verb, present, 1st person singular of drown (infinitive).
- drown, verb (infinitive).
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