drown
VERB
/draʊn/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH D
drown is a valid 5-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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2 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does drown mean?
VERB · 6 SENSES
1
Cover completely or make imperceptible.
“I was drowned in work”
“The noise drowned out her speech”
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2
Be covered with or submerged in a liquid.
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3
Be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation.
“the divers saved the drowning child”
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4
Die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating.
“The child drowned in the lake”
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5
Get rid of as if by submerging.
“She drowned her trouble in alcohol”
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6
Kill by submerging in water.
“He drowned the kittens”
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