Dictionary Check: drown

"drown" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 10 points

Definition

verb

cover completely or make imperceptible

Example: "I was drowned in work"
Synonyms:
verb

get rid of as if by submerging

Example: "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
verb

die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating

Example: "The child drowned in the lake"
verb

kill by submerging in water

Example: "He drowned the kittens"
verb

be covered with or submerged in a liquid

Example: "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"
Synonyms:
verb

be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation

Example: "the divers saved the drowning child"

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