The verb drown means to die from inhaling water into the lungs and being unable to breathe. It is possible to drown in a small amount of water even an inch or two in a bathtub.
To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.
Verb
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
Verb
get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
Verb
kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"
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cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
v. i.
To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in
water.
v. t.
To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.
v. t.
To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.
v. t.
To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said
especially of sound.
Drown
Methought, what pain it was to drown.
Drown
Most men being in sensual pleasures drowned.
My private voice is drowned amid the senate.
To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.
To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.
Usage Examples
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
Drown in a cold vat of whiskey? Death, where is thy sting?
I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling.
My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.
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Other Usage ExamplesOur goal is to shrink government to the size where we can drown it in a bathtub.
In your thirst for knowledge, be sure not to drown in all the information.
Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.
People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.
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