v. 25B6; verb
he nearly drowned : SUFFOCATE IN WATER, inhale water; go to a watery grave.
the valleys were drowned : FLOOD, submerge, immerse, inundate, deluge, swamp, engulf.
his voice was drowned out by the footsteps : MAKE INAUDIBLE, overpower, overwhelm, override; muffle, deaden, stifle, extinguish.