drowned

3 definitions • 4 examples

past simple and past participle of

to die by being unable to breathe underwater, or to cause a person or animal to die like this:

He drowned in a boating accident.

Many animals were drowned by the tidal wave.

to cover or be covered, especially with a liquid:

A whole valley was drowned when the river was dammed.

drown something in something disapproving He drowned his food in tomato sauce.