Drown and Kill

Drown

Drown verb - Kill by submerging in water.

Usage example: He drowned the kittens

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Kill and drown are semantically related In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Drown".

Nearby Word: drowning

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Drown and kill are semantically related in destroy topic. Sometimes you can use "Drown" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

person	drown person	kill person
character	drown character	kill character
man	drown man	kill man
children	drown children	kill children
Other words: someone, time, way, mother, child, brother, anyone, enemy, everyone, son, enemies.

Nero: Poisoned my stepbrother, ordered men to kill my mother, Tried to drown her but she fled, so I had her stabbed instead!

Source: But Wait, There's More!
One Youtuber in particular (the aforementioned Mighty Jingles) made an impressive cliffdive kill to take out an enemy artillery tank that was trying to drown himself and deny a kill.

Source: Car Fu
Scrooge: Gyro, if we drown, I'll kill you!

Source: I'll Kill You!

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