Sunday, November 20, 2011

    drown
    verb /droun/ 
    drowned, past participle; drowned, past tense; drowning, present participle; drowns, 3rd person singular present
    1. Die through submersion in and inhalation of water
      • - she drowned in the pond
      • - two fishermen were drowned when their motorboat capsized
    2. Deliberately kill (a person or animal) in this way
      • - he killed his wife then drowned himself in a fit of despair
    3. Submerge or flood (an area)
      • - when the ice melted, the valleys were drowned
    4. (of a sound) Make (another sound) inaudible by being much louder
      • - his voice was drowned out by the approaching engine noise