drown
/draʊn/
verb
- To die or cause to die by being underwater and unable to breathe.
- Many animals can drown if they fall into a deep pool.
- He nearly drowned when his boat capsized in the storm.
- The lifeguard rescued the child before she could drown.
- To cover or flood something with a liquid, especially water.
- She drowned the salad in too much dressing.
- The sink overflowed and drowned the kitchen floor.
- Heavy rains drowned the crops in the low-lying fields.
- To make a sound impossible to hear by making a louder noise.
- The loud music drowned out their conversation.
- Turn down the TV—you're drowning the phone call.
- The roar of the airplane engine drowned her voice.
- To overwhelm or be overwhelmed by something, especially emotions or problems.
- She felt drowned in grief after the loss of her pet.
- He drowned his sorrows in work after the breakup.
- The small business was drowned in debt and had to close.