Drown word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "drown" word

[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"
[verb] cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"

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\Drown\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drowned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drowning}.] [OE. drunen, drounen, earlier drunknen, druncnien, AS. druncnian to be drowned, sink, become drunk, fr. druncen drunken. See {Drunken}, {Drink}.] To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water. Methought, what pain it was to drown. --Shak.
\Drown\, v. t. 1. To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate. ``They drown the land.'' --Dryden. 2. To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid. 3. To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said especially of sound. Most men being in sensual pleasures drowned. --Sir J. Davies. My private voice is drowned amid the senate. --Addison. {To drown up}, to swallow up. [Obs.] --Holland.

Synonyms for drown

overwhelm, submerge

Related terms: be killed, bottle up, clamp down on, come to grief, deluge, extinguish, founder, garrote, keep under, kill, merge, muzzle, quash, quench, run aground, shut down on, squash, stifle, stop the breath, submerge, suppress, whelm

The fun area, different aproach to word »drown«

Let's analyse "drown" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NWORD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. .-. --- .-- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: drown: 6 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: drown: 4 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 5 = 29, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
W (1)	23	King of Wands	Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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