drown vs get rid of

drown and get rid of both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drown	No	No	Yes	No
get rid of	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of drown include do away with, eliminate, extinguish.

drown (verb)	get rid of (verb)
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating	terminate, end, or take out
kill by submerging in water	dispose of
get rid of as if by submerging	do away with
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