Uk English Meaning of drown

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Definitions and Meaning of drown in English

Wordnet

drown (v)

cover completely or make imperceptible

get rid of as if by submerging

die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating

kill by submerging in water

be covered with or submerged in a liquid

be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation

Webster

drown (v. i.)

To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.

Webster

drown (v. t.)

To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.

To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.

To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound.

FAQs About the word drown

drown

cover completely or make imperceptible, get rid of as if by submerging, die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating, kill

engulf,flood,overwhelm,submerge,deluge,Gulf,inundate,overcome,overflow,swamp

drain,Dehydrate,dry,dry out

drow => drowsy, drovy => drove, droving => driving, drover => drover, droven => driven,