cover completely or make imperceptible; I was drowned in work; The noise drowned out her speech

[ Syn: submerge , overwhelm ]

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; the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy

[ Syn: swim ]