Drown Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEB1. a. : to suffocate by submersion especially in water. b. : to submerge especially by a rise in the water level. villages drowned by the flooding river. c. : to soak, drench, or cover with a liquid. drowns her French fries in ketchup. 2. : to engage (oneself) deeply and strenuously. drowned himself in work. 3.
DROWN Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
WEBSynonyms for DROWN: flood, engulf, overwhelm, submerge, inundate, swamp, gulf, deluge; Antonyms of DROWN: drain, dry, dehydrate, parch, wring (out), empty, void, sear
Drowning - Wikipedia
WEBDrowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance.
DROWN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBto destroy or get rid of by, or as if by, immersion: He drowned his sorrows in drink. to flood or inundate. Synonyms: soak, drench, submerge, engulf, deluge. to overwhelm so as to …
DROWN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBto die by being under water and unable to breathe, or to kill someone by causing this to happen: [ I ] He drowned in a boating accident. to have or experience too much of …
DROWN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEB5 days ago · verb. 1. to die or kill by immersion in liquid. 2. (transitive) to destroy or get rid of as if by submerging. he drowned his sorrows in drink. 3. (transitive) to drench thoroughly; inundate; flood. 4. (transitive; sometimes foll by out)
drown verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
WEBto have so much of something that you cannot deal with it. We're drowning in applications so please don't write in. drown your fears/loneliness/sorrows, etc. to get drunk in order to forget your problems. See drown in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: drown.
Drown - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBDefinitions of drown. verb. kill by submerging in water. see more. verb. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating. “The child drowned in the lake” see more. verb. be covered with or submerged in a liquid. synonyms: swim. see more. verb. cover completely or make imperceptible. “I was drowned in work”
DROWN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
WEBverb. uk / draʊn / us. drown verb (DIE) Add to word list. to die because you are under water and cannot breathe, or to kill someone in this way: Two people drowned in a …
drown verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
WEBverb. /draʊn/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to die because you have been underwater too long and you cannot breathe; to kill someone in this way Two children drowned after falling into the river. He had attempted to rescue the drowning man. drown somebody/something/yourself She tried to drown herself. He was drowned at sea.
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