Drown (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be covered with or submerged in a liquid; "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 2
Cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
Die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 5
Kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Meaning 6
Be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation; "the divers saved the drowning child".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.