DROWN

/dɹaʊn/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 10

Scrabble letter values: D2R1O1W4N1 = 9

Definition

  1. verb cover completely or make imperceptible. — synonyms: submerge, overwhelm
  2. verb get rid of as if by submerging.
  3. verb die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating.
  4. verb kill by submerging in water.
  5. verb be covered with or submerged in a liquid. — synonyms: swim
  6. verb be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation.

Examples

  • “I was drowned in work”
  • “The noise drowned out her speech”
  • “She drowned her trouble in alcohol”

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