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