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Drown

draʊn

Drown definitions
verb
drown drowned drowning drowns
  1. die through submersion in and inhalation of water

    "a motorist drowned when her car plunged off the edge of a quay"

    suffocate in water inhale water
    • deliberately kill (a person or animal) by drowning

      "he immediately drowned four of the dogs"

    • submerge or flood (an area)

      "when the ice melted the valleys were drowned"

    • be overwhelmed by a large amount of something

      "both business and household sectors are drowning in debt"

    • cover or immerse food in

      "good pizza is not eight inches thick and drowned in tomato sauce"

  2. (of a sound) make (another sound) inaudible by being much louder

    "their chants would be drowned out by cheers"

    make inaudible drown out be louder than overpower overwhelm overcome override engulf swallow up devour bury