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drown

English

🔊 die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
“The child drowned in the lake”
🔊 get rid of as if by submerging
“She drowned her trouble in alcohol”
🔊 kill by submerging in water
“He drowned the kittens”
🔊 be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation
“the divers saved the drowning child”
🔊 cover completely or make imperceptible
“I was drowned in work”
🔊 be covered with or submerged in a liquid
“the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy”