Verb
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| drown -
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
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buy the farm,
perish,
kick the bucket,
give-up the ghost,
snuff it,
drop dead,
decease,
cash in one's chips,
pop off,
pass away,
expire,
exit,
croak,
conk,
die,
choke,
pass,
go leave quickly
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| drown -
get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
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do away with,
get rid of,
extinguish,
eliminate dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
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| drown -
kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"
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kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
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| drown -
cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
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submerge,
overwhelm |
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spread over,
cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"
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drown out make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music"
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| drown -
be covered with or submerged in a liquid; "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"
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swim |
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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