drown
11drown — (v.) c.1300, trans. and intrans., perhaps from an unrecorded derivative word of O.E. druncnian (M.E. druncnen) be swallowed up by water (originally of ships as well as living things), probably from the base of drincan to drink. Modern form is… …
12drown — [v] submerge in liquid; submerge and die asphyxiate, deluge, dip, douse, drench, engulf, flood, go down, go under, immerse, inundate, knock over, obliterate, overcome, overflow, overpower, overwhelm, plunge, prostrate, sink, soak, sop, souse,… …
13drown */*/ — UK [draʊn] / US verb Word forms drown : present tense I/you/we/they drown he/she/it drowns present participle drowning past tense drowned past participle drowned 1) a) [intransitive] to sink under water and die He fell overboard and nearly… …
14drown — [[t]dra͟ʊn[/t]] drowns, drowning, drowned 1) V ERG When someone drowns or is drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe. Forty eight people have drowned after their boat capsized during a storm... A… …
15drown — verb 1 (I, T) to die from being under water for too long or to kill someone in this way: The woman drowned while swimming in the sea. 2 also drown out (T) to prevent a sound from being heard by making a loud noise: His voice was drowned out by… …
16drown — [[t]draʊn[/t]] v. i. 1) to die of suffocation under water or other liquid 2) to kill by submerging under water or other liquid 3) to destroy or get rid of by immersion: to drown one s troubles in drink[/ex] 4) to flood or inundate with water or… …
17drown — drowner, n. /drown/, v.i. 1. to die under water or other liquid of suffocation. v.t. 2. to kill by submerging under water or other liquid. 3. to destroy or get rid of by, or as if by, immersion: He drowned his sorrows in drink. 4. to flood or… …
18drown — verb 1》 die or kill through submersion in water. 2》 submerge or flood (an area). 3》 (usu. drown something out) make inaudible by being much louder. Phrases drown one s sorrows forget one s problems by getting drunk. Origin ME (orig. northern):… …
19drown*/ — [draʊn] verb 1) to sink under water and die Thirty people drowned when the boat sank in a storm.[/ex] 2) [T] to kill someone by pushing them under water 3) [T] to cover something completely with a liquid shellfish drowned in a spicy sauce[/ex] 4) …
20drown — verb Drown is used with these nouns as the object: ↑sorrow, ↑word …
