Drown
Ground
Ground verb - To find a basis.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Grand Duke wises up in the climax and tries to kill Chanticleer by first hammering him into the ground and then attempting to drown him with a waterspout.
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This version is ground launched though owing to the situation (the entire planet is about to drown anyway) environmental concerns are set aside.
Source: Orion Drive -
Shell-Shock Silence: In the climax when Smith shoots Neo in the chest, all sounds drown out, only the empty shell hitting the ground is audible.
Source: Film / The Matrix
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