DROWN

• (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"

• (verb) cover completely or make imperceptible

  "I was drowned in work", "The noise drowned out her speech"

  synonyms : overwhelm , submerge

• (verb) be covered with or submerged in a liquid

  "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"

  synonyms : swim

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