drown
[ droun ]
/ draʊn /
verb (used without object)
to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
verb (used with object)
Verb Phrases
drown in,
- to be overwhelmed by: The company is drowning in bad debts.
- to be covered with or enveloped in: The old movie star was drowning in mink.
Origin of drown
1250–1300; Middle English
drounnen, Old English
druncnian, perhaps by loss of
c between nasals and shift of length from
nn to
ou
OTHER WORDS FROM drown
drown·er, noun half-drowned, adjective half-drown·ing, adjective un·drowned, adjectiveWords nearby drown
drouk,
droukit,
drouthy,
drove,
drover,
drown,
drown one's sorrows,
drown out,
drowned valley,
drownproof,
drownproofing
British Dictionary definitions for drown out
drown
/ (draʊn) /
verb
to die or kill by immersion in liquid
(tr)
to destroy or get rid of as if by submerging
he drowned his sorrows in drink
(tr)
to drench thoroughly; inundate; flood
(tr sometimes foll by out)
to render (a sound) inaudible by making a loud noise
Derived forms of drown
drowner, nounWord Origin for drown
C13: probably from Old English
druncnian; related to Old Norse
drukna to be drowned
Idioms and Phrases with drown out (1 of 2)
drown out
Overwhelm with a louder sound, as in Their cries were drowned out by the passing train. [Early 1600s]
Idioms and Phrases with drown out (2 of 2)
drown