noyer — meaning in English

English meaning

• drown verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
• flood noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
• walnut noun A tree of the genus Juglans, grown for its wood and edible nuts.

Senses

noyer is used for these senses in English:

• drown (transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
• drown (intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
• flood (figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
• walnut A nut of the walnut tree.

drown — full definition

1. verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
2. verb To overwhelm or completely cover, often used figuratively.

flood — full definition

1. noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
2. noun A large, overwhelming amount of something arriving all at once.
3. verb To cover land with water, or to fill something with an overwhelming amount.

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