submerge

Synonyms:

submerse

Types:

dive

plunge into water

belly-flop

dive so that one hits the water with one's belly

jackknife

dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife

Type of:

go down, go under, settle, sink

go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

Synonyms:

drown, overwhelm

Type of:

cover, spread over

form a cover over

Synonyms:

submerse

Type of:

immerse, plunge

thrust or throw into

Synonyms:

deluge, inundate

Type of:

flood

cover with liquid, usually water