Drown - Definition
drown
v 1: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in
work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: submerge,
drown, overwhelm]
2: get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in
alcohol"
3: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the
lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
4: kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"
5: be covered with or submerged in a liquid; "the meat was
swimming in a fatty gravy" [syn: swim, drown]