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(verb) die by drowning in water; "The child drowned in the lake" |
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Related Words: decease, die, exit, expire, go, pass away, perish |
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(verb) get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol" |
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Related Words: do away with, eliminate, get rid of |
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(verb) kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens" |
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Related Words: kill |
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(verb) cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" |
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Synonyms: overwhelm, submerge |
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Related Words: cover, spread over |
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