Read the dictionary definition of drown. All definitions for this word.
1. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
1. The child drowned in the lake
2. get rid of as if by submerging
1. She drowned her trouble in alcohol
3. kill by submerging in water
1. He drowned the kittens
4. cover completely or make imperceptible
1. I was drowned in work
2. The noise drowned out her speech
5. be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation
1. the divers saved the drowning child
6. be covered with or submerged in a liquid
1. the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy
