1. to die by being unable to breathe underwater
2. to kill someone by holding them underwater until they cannot breathe
3. to cover completely with water or another liquid

Examples

• Three people drowned in the lake last summer.
• She nearly drowned when the boat capsized.
• The heavy rains drowned the entire garden.
• The music was so loud it drowned out our conversation.
• He drowned his sorrows in work after the divorce.
• The basement was drowned in three feet of water.
• The applause drowned the speaker’s final words.