drown :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (5)

v. get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"

v. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"

v. kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

v. cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"

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Fuzzynyms (22)

v. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

v. fill or cover completely, usually with water

v. burden with too much work or responsibility

v. charge someone with too many tasks

v. drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"

v. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

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v. make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music"

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