Synonyms of drown

Verb

1. submerge, drown, overwhelm, cover, spread over

usage: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"

2. drown, extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with

usage: get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"

3. drown, die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it

usage: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"

4. drown, kill

usage: kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

5. swim, drown, be

usage: be covered with or submerged in a liquid; "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"

Definition and meaning of drown (Dictionary)