ALL meanings of drown
drown
D d - intransitive verb drown die in water 1
- intransitive verb drown be overwhelmed 1
- transitive verb drown immerse 1
- transitive verb drown kill with water 1
- verb without object drown to die under water or other liquid of suffocation. 1
- verb with object drown to kill by submerging under water or other liquid. 1
- verb with object drown to destroy or get rid of by, or as if by, immersion: He drowned his sorrows in drink. 1
- verb with object drown to flood or inundate. 1
- verb with object drown to overwhelm so as to render inaudible, as by a louder sound (often followed by out). 1
- noun drown Die through submersion in and inhalation of water. 1
- verb with object drown to add too much water or liquid to (a drink, food, or the like). 1
- verb with object drown to slake (lime) by covering with water and letting stand. 1
- verb drown When someone drowns or is drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe. 0
- verb drown If you say that a person or thing is drowning in something, you are emphasizing that they have a very large amount of it, or are completely covered in it. 0
- verb drown If something drowns a sound, it is so loud that you cannot hear that sound properly. 0
- verb drown Drown out means the same as drown. 0
- verb drown (Intransitive Verb) To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. 0
- verb drown to die or kill by immersion in liquid 0
- verb drown (Transitive Verb) To kill another in this manner. 0
- verb drown to destroy or get rid of as if by submerging 0
- verb drown (Transitive Verb) To flood: to inundate with or submerge in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things. 0
- verb drown to drench thoroughly; inundate; flood 0
- verb drown (Transitive Verb) (figuratively) To overwhelm in a similar manner. 0
- verb drown to render (a sound) inaudible by making a loud noise 0
- verb drown (Transitive Verb) (usually passive) To lose, particularly amid an overwhelming mess of other items. 0
- intransitive verb drown to die by suffocation in water or other liquid 0
- verb transitive drown to kill by suffocation in water or other liquid 0
- verb transitive drown to cover with water; flood; inundate 0
- verb transitive drown to overwhelm 0
- verb transitive drown to be so loud as to overcome (another sound) 0
- verb transitive drown to cause to disappear; get rid of 0