Main entry: drown
Definition: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
Usage: The child drowned in the lake
Main entry: drown
Definition: get rid of as if by submerging
Usage: She drowned her trouble in alcohol
Main entry: drown
Definition: kill by submerging in water
Usage: He drowned the kittens
Main entry: submerge, overwhelm, drown
Definition: cover completely or make imperceptible
Usage: I was drowned in work; The noise drowned out her speech
Definition: be covered with or submerged in a liquid
Usage: the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy