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drown

Verb

∙ To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. intransitive
∙ To kill another in this manner. transitive
∙ To flood: to inundate with or submerge in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things. transitive
∙ To overwhelm in a similar manner. transitive, figuratively
∙ To lose, particularly amid an overwhelming mess of other items. transitive, usually passive

BABYLON ENGLISH
drown v.
suffocate in water; be suffocated by water; flood, inundate with water

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
drown
drown
\drown\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. drowned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. drowning.] [oe. drunen, drounen, earlier drunknen, druncnien, as. druncnian to be drowned, sink, become drunk, fr. druncen drunken. see drunken, drink.] to be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water. methought, what pain it was to drown.
drown
\drown\, v. t.
1. to overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate. "they drown the land."
2. to deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.
3. to overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound. most men being in sensual pleasures drowned. davies. my private voice is drowned amid the senate.
similar words(1)

to drown up

WORDNET 2.0
drown
Verb
1. cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
(synonym) submerge, overwhelm
(hypernym) cover, spread over
(see-also) drown out
2. get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
(hypernym) eliminate, get rid of, do away with
3. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
(hypernym) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
4. kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"
(hypernym) kill

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Drowning
Drowning is defined as respiratory impairment from being in or under a liquid. It is further classified by outcome into: death, ongoing health problems and no ongoing health problems. Using the term near drowning to refer to those who survive is no longer recommended. It occurs more frequently in males and the young.
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drown

Verb

∙ To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. intransitive
∙ To kill another in this manner. transitive
∙ To flood: to inundate with or submerge in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things. transitive
∙ To overwhelm in a similar manner. transitive, figuratively
∙ To lose, particularly amid an overwhelming mess of other items. transitive, usually passive

BABYLON ENGLISH
drown v.
suffocate in water; be suffocated by water; flood, inundate with water

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
drown
drown
\drown\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. drowned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. drowning.] [oe. drunen, drounen, earlier drunknen, druncnien, as. druncnian to be drowned, sink, become drunk, fr. druncen drunken. see drunken, drink.] to be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water. methought, what pain it was to drown.
drown
\drown\, v. t.
1. to overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate. "they drown the land."
2. to deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.
3. to overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound. most men being in sensual pleasures drowned. davies. my private voice is drowned amid the senate.
similar words(1)

to drown up

WORDNET 2.0
drown
Verb
1. cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
(synonym) submerge, overwhelm
(hypernym) cover, spread over
(see-also) drown out
2. get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
(hypernym) eliminate, get rid of, do away with
3. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
(hypernym) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
4. kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"
(hypernym) kill

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Drowning
Drowning is defined as respiratory impairment from being in or under a liquid. It is further classified by outcome into: death, ongoing health problems and no ongoing health problems. Using the term near drowning to refer to those who survive is no longer recommended. It occurs more frequently in males and the young.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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