Suck under In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "suck under", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-07-12 03:07

Meaning of Suck under

Suck under phrase

A noun or pronoun can be used between "suck" and "under."

(Said of current or waves) To pull someone/something downwards from water's surface until they are submerged. 

 

It is advisable that children should not swim in this river because eddíes of fast swirling water may suck them down suddenly.

Many boats have been sucked down by either turbulent or some kind of mystical force when sailing through the Bermuda triangle.

The quicksand only stopped sucking me down when I restored my calm, relaxed my body and moved out of it.

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(Said of ending a contest or finishing a race) at exactly the same time or with exactly the same result.

sketch out

1. To give short descriptions, some basic details, or information for something.

2. To do a quick drawing of something.

3. To make someone feel unpleasant.

 

tear out

To pull something apart with force.

shade in

To make a specific area of an image darker.

Grammar and Usage of Suck under

Verb Forms

  • sucked under
  • sucking under

The verb "suck" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Suck under

This phrase is formed based on the meaning of the verb "suck".

 

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