Synonyms:
submerge, drown, overwhelm
Meaning: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
Synonyms:
drown
Meaning: get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
Synonyms:
drown
Meaning: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
Synonyms:
drown
Meaning: kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"
Usage examples
"He wants to drown Guiche."
"I'd rather walk at the end of a rifle than drown in this mud.
"Gracious!" cried Betsy; "it must be Tik-Tok, and he'll drown."
"You'll drown yourself or the twins, rowing about the pond in that flat," grumbled Marilla.
Father and son were really about to drown when they heard a voice like a guitar out of tune call from the sea:
"Yes; but seriousness is not unbecoming in preachers, and the music of the ballet would drown half my arguments.
Alone and friendless in a foreign country; her fair fame blemished; her hope in the future utterly destroyed, she attempted to drown herself.
Some could swim as long as they could keep their heads above water, but as soon as they put their heads under water they were likely to drown.
There crowded upon her all the stories she had been told of Marooners' Rock, so called because evil captains put sailors on it and leave them there to drown.
A thousand alarming presentiments of evil to her beloved Catherine from this terrific separation must oppress her heart with sadness, and drown her in tears for the last day or two of their being together; and advice of the most important and applicable nature must of course flow from her wise lips in their parting conference in her closet.