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2drove past of DRIVE

drov·er noun : one that drives domestic animals usu. to market

drown verb drowned ; drown·ing 1 : to suffocate by submersion esp. in water

2 : to become drowned

3 : to cover with water; also : to soak, drench, or cover with a liquid

4 : to cause to be muted (as a sound) by a loud noise

5 : OVERPOWER, OVERWHELM

Synonyms

deluge, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, swamp—more at FLOOD

drench, impregnate, saturate, soak, sop, souse, steep—more at SOAK

1drowse verb drowsed; drows·ing : to fall into a light slumber : DOZE

Synonyms

catnap, doze, nap, slumber, snooze—more at NAP

2drowse noun : the act or an instance of drowsing

Synonyms

catnap, doze, forty winks, nap, siesta, snooze, wink—more at NAP

drowsy adjective drows·i·er; -est 1 : ready to fall asleep

2 : making one sleepy

— drows·i·ly adverb

— drows·i·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] sleepy, slumberous—more at SLEEPY

[2] hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, slumberous—more at HYPNOTIC

drub verb drubbed; drub·bing 1 : to beat severely

2 : to defeat decisively

Synonyms

[1] bash, bat, batter, beat, pound—more at BEAT

[2] clobber, rout, skunk, thrash, trim, trounce, wallop, whip

1drudge verb drudged; drudg·ing : to do hard, menial, or monotonous work

Synonyms

endeavor, fag, grub, hustle, labor, peg, plod, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, work—more at LABOR

2drudge noun : one whose work is menial or routine and boring

Synonyms

fag, peon, slave, toiler, worker—more at SLAVE

drudg·ery noun : dull, irksome, and fatiguing work

Synonyms

grind, labor, slavery, sweat, toil, travail—more at TOIL

1drug noun 1 : a substance used as or in medicine

2 : a substance (as heroin or marijuana) that can cause addiction, habituation, or a marked change in mental status

Synonyms

cure, medicine, pharmaceutical, remedy, specific—more at MEDICINE

2drug verb drugged; drug·ging : to affect with or as if with drugs; especially : to stupefy with a narcotic

drug·gist noun : a dealer in drugs and medicines; also : PHARMACIST

drug·store noun : a retail shop where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold

dru·id noun, often cap : one of an ancient Celtic priesthood appearing in Irish, Welsh, and Christian legends as magicians and wizards

1drum noun 1 : a percussion instrument usu. consisting of a hollow cylinder with a skin or plastic head stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with a stick

2 : the sound of a drum; also : a similar sound

3 : a drum-shaped object

2drum verb drummed; drum·ming 1 : to beat a drum

2 : to sound rhythmically : THROB, BEAT

3 : to summon or enlist by or as if by beating a drum

4 : to dismiss ignominiously : EXPEL — usu. used with out

5 : to drive or force by steady effort <~ the facts into memory>

6 : to strike or tap repeatedly so as to produce rhythmic sounds

Synonyms

[4] banish, boot, bounce, cast, chase, dismiss, eject, expel, oust, rout, run off, throw out—more at EJECT

[6] beat, rap, tap—more at TAP

drum·beat noun : a stroke on a drum or its sound

drum major noun : the leader of a marching band

drum ma·jor·ette noun : a girl or woman who leads a marching band; also : a baton twirler who accompanies a marching band

drum·mer noun 1 : one that plays a drum

2 : a traveling salesman

drum·stick noun 1 : a stick for beating a drum

2 : the lower segment of a fowl's leg

drum up verb 1 : to bring about by persistent effort

2 : INVENT, ORIGINATE

1drunk past participle of DRINK

2drunk adjective 1 : having the faculties impaired by alcohol <~ drivers>

2 : dominated by an intense feeling <~ with power>

3 : of, relating to, or caused by intoxication

Synonyms

high, inebriate, intoxicated, tipsy; also maudlin; befuddled, stupefied; debauched, dissipated, dissolute

Antonyms

sober

3drunk noun 1 : a period of excessive drinking

2 : a drunken person

Synonyms