drown

Meanings

• cover completely or make imperceptible
  • "I was drowned in work"
  • "The noise drowned out her speech"
• get rid of as if by submerging
  • "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
• die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
  • "The child drowned in the lake"
• kill by submerging in water
  • "He drowned the kittens"
• be covered with or submerged in a liquid

Synonyms

overwhelm, submerge, swim