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Meaning of suck under | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To pull (someone or something) under the surface of a body of water.
    intransitive, transitive
  2. To cause (someone or something) to figuratively drown, such as by succumbing to a pressure or problem.
    broadly, figuratively, intransitive, transitive

Examples

“He was sucked under by the riptide.”
“The power of the riptide sucked him under.”
“Our country will be sucked under by my opponent's policies.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

suck up suck'd sucked sucked a big one sucked a lemon sucked all the air out of

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