drown vs die

drown is not a noun while die is a noun.

drown and die both are verbs.

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

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

drown: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
die: 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, croak, decease, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.

drown (noun)	die (noun)
	a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
	a device used for shaping metal
	a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods

drown (verb)	die (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	disappear or come to an end
get rid of as if by submerging	suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)
cover completely or make imperceptible	stop operating or functioning
be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation	lose sparkle or bouquet
be covered with or submerged in a liquid	to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
	cut or shape with a die
	be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame
	languish as with love or desire
	feel indifferent towards
	suffer or face the pain of death

Difference between drown and die

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