drown
/drˈaʊn/
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Definitions
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cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
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get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
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die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
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kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"
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be covered with or submerged in a liquid; "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"