English to English
verb
- cover completely or make imperceptible
I was drowned in work.
The noise drowned out her speech.
source: WordNet 3.0
- get rid of as if by submerging
She drowned her trouble in alcohol.
source: WordNet 3.0
- die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
The child drowned in the lake.
source: WordNet 3.0
- kill by submerging in water
He drowned the kittens.
source: WordNet 3.0
- be covered with or submerged in a liquid
The meat was swimming in a fatty gravy.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.
source: Webster 1913
- To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [dráun] Sumukbó; sumisid; lumunod
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
