The strong rip tide almost sucked me under!
•It almost sucked our boat under.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
suck — suck1 [ sʌk ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to pull liquid into your mouth by using the muscles in your cheeks and tongue: After the accident, I could only suck liquids through a straw. suck at: a baby sucking at the breast a ) to put… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suck — suck1 S3 [sʌk] v [: Old English; Origin: sucan] 1.) [I and T] to take air, liquid etc into your mouth by making your lips form a small hole and using the muscles of your mouth to pull it in suck sth in ▪ Michael put the cigarette to his lips and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
suck — 1 verb (I, T) 1 drink to take liquid into your mouth by tightening your lips into a small hole and using the muscles of your mouth to pull the liquid in: suck at sth: a baby sucking at its mother s breast | suck sth up: Jennie sucked up the last… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
suck — I UK [sʌk] / US verb Word forms suck : present tense I/you/we/they suck he/she/it sucks present participle sucking past tense sucked past participle sucked ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to pull liquid into your mouth by using the muscles in… … English dictionary
pull — pull1 [ pul ] verb *** ▸ 1 move someone/something toward you ▸ 2 remove something attached ▸ 3 move body with force ▸ 4 injure muscle ▸ 5 take gun/knife out ▸ 6 move window cover ▸ 7 make someone want to do something ▸ 8 get votes ▸ 9 suck smoke… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pull — I UK [pʊl] / US verb Word forms pull : present tense I/you/we/they pull he/she/it pulls present participle pulling past tense pulled past participle pulled *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move someone or something towards you using your hands … English dictionary
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