Verb
1. cover completely or make imperceptible;
"I was drowned in work""The noise drowned out her speech"2. get rid of as if by submerging;
"She drowned her trouble in alcohol"3. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating;
"The child drowned in the lake"4. kill by submerging in water;
"He drowned the kittens"