Verb
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be covered with or submerged in a liquid
"the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"
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kill by submerging in water
"He drowned the kittens"
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die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
"The child drowned in the lake"
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get rid of as if by submerging
"She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
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cover completely or make imperceptible
"I was drowned in work"
"The noise drowned out her speech"