Meaning : Get rid of as if by submerging.
Example :
She drowned her trouble in alcohol.
Meaning : Die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating.
Example :
The child drowned in the lake.
Meaning : Kill by submerging in water.
Example :
He drowned the kittens.
Meaning : Be covered with or submerged in a liquid.
Example :
The meat was swimming in a fatty gravy.
Synonyms : swim
Meaning : Be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation.
Example :
The divers saved the drowning child.