drown

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verb

1. cover completely or make imperceptible (Freq. 3)
- I was drowned in work
- The noise drowned out her speech
• Syn:
submerge, overwhelm
• See Also:
drown out
• Hypernyms:
cover, spread over
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. get rid of as if by submerging (Freq. 2)
- She drowned her trouble in alcohol
• Hypernyms:
extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating (Freq. 2)
- The child drowned in the lake
• Hypernyms:
die, decease, perish, go, exit,
pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm,
buy the farm, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke,
croak, snuff it
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. kill by submerging in water (Freq. 1)
- He drowned the kittens
• Hypernyms:
kill
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to drown the prisoners
5. be covered with or submerged in a liquid
- the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy
• Syn:
swim
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  swim, submerge, overwhelm