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drown



verb
1. cover completely or make imperceptible (Freq. 3)
- I was drowned in work
- The noise drowned out her speech
Syn:
submerge, overwhelm
See Also:
drown out
Hypernyms:
cover, spread over
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. get rid of as if by submerging (Freq. 2)
- She drowned her trouble in alcohol
Hypernyms:
extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating (Freq. 2)
- The child drowned in the lake
Hypernyms:
die, decease, perish, go, exit,
pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm,
buy the farm, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke,
croak, snuff it
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. kill by submerging in water (Freq. 1)
- He drowned the kittens
Hypernyms:
kill
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to drown the prisoners
5. be covered with or submerged in a liquid
- the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy
Syn:
swim
Hypernyms:
be
Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP

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