drown vs croak

drown is not a noun while croak is a noun.

drown and croak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drown	No	No	Yes	No
croak	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, croak is a hypernym of drown; that is, croak is a word with a broader meaning than drown:

drown: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
croak: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Other hypernyms of drown include buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.

drown (noun)	croak (noun)
	a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)

drown (verb)	croak (verb)
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
kill by submerging in water	make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
get rid of as if by submerging	utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
cover completely or make imperceptible
be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation
be covered with or submerged in a liquid

Difference between drown and croak

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