Drown

[draʊn]

Definition

(verb.) die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; 'The child drowned in the lake'.

(verb.) get rid of as if by submerging; 'She drowned her trouble in alcohol'.

(verb.) kill by submerging in water; 'He drowned the kittens'.

Typist: Thaddeus--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.

(v. t.) To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.

(v. t.) To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.

(v. t.) To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound.

Typist: Thaddeus

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Kill by immersing.[2]. Overflow, inundate, deluge, overwhelm, flood.[3]. Overcome, overpower.

v. n. Be drowned.

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Definition

v.t. to drench or sink in water: to kill by placing under water: to overpower: to extinguish.—v.t. to be suffocated in water.

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Examples

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