drown
v 1: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in
work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: {submerge},
{overwhelm}]
2: get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in
alcohol"
3: die by drowning in water; "The child drowned in the lake"
4: kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"