to die because you cannot breathe while under water or another liquid
A small boy slipped off the pier and almost drowned before the lifeguard pulled him out.
Without a life jacket, many passengers would have drowned when the boat capsized.
to kill a person or animal by holding them under water so they cannot breathe
In the old legend, the witch threatened to drown anyone who entered the forbidden lake.
The villain tried to drown the hero by chaining him in a sinking cage.
to cover something completely with water or another liquid
She accidentally drowned her potted plant by watering it twice a day.
Don’t drown the salad in too much dressing, or it will taste oily.
to make a sound impossible to hear by being louder than it
The airplane engines drowned our voices as we talked on the runway.
Loud cheers from the crowd drowned the announcer’s speech.
