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"
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"
verb
be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation
Example:
"the divers saved the drowning child"
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