suck down: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To consume a beverage or inhalable substance quickly and in large quantity, typically by swallowing or inhaling in successive gulps.
- To smoke or draw on something (such as a cigarette) repeatedly and rapidly.
Examples
BetaAt the party, she sucked down three glasses of lemonade in less than five minutes to quench her thirst.
At the party, she consumed three glasses of lemonade quickly to quench her thirst.
Whenever he’s nervous, Tom tends to suck down his coffee without really tasting it.
Whenever he’s nervous, Tom drinks his coffee quickly without really tasting it.
Don’t suck down that energy drink too fast or you’ll feel jittery later.
Don’t consume that energy drink too quickly or you’ll feel jittery later.
- To draw in, absorb, or ingest something (liquid, air, small objects) by suction; to cause something to be taken in by a machine or force.
- Figuratively, to take in or consume resources or material quickly and extensively.
Examples
BetaThe vacuum cleaner sucked down all the crumbs from the carpet effortlessly.
The vacuum cleaner absorbed all the crumbs from the carpet effortlessly.
During the storm, the drain sucked down the excess rainwater quickly to prevent flooding.
During the storm, the drain absorbed the excess rainwater quickly to prevent flooding.
She watched as the fish sucked down the bait from the hook in an instant.
She watched as the fish drew in the bait from the hook quickly.
Examples:
- EN: I'm a bitter, nasty broad... who can suck down a bottle of wine in a single gulp.ES: Seré una mujer amargada que bebe una botella de vino de un trago.
- EN: All right, who's ready to suck down a banger?ES: De acuerdo, ¿quién está listo para una salchicha?
- EN: I got all the coffin nails I can suck down.ES: Tengo todos estos clavos de ataúd que puedo tragar.
- EN: Gotta suck down some coffee, do some push-ups.ES: - Toma café. Haz ejercicio.
- EN: You suck down one of these little boogers and in exactly half an hour a brand-new crop of hair will grow out over the top of your little noggin. And a mustache. And a beard.ES: ¡Te tragas uno de éstos y en exactamente media hora te empieza a salir una nueva capa de pelo arriba de tu cabecita y bigote y barba!
- EN: That thing will suck down a small deer.ES: Esa cosa succionaría a un pequeño ciervo.
- EN: Half my students suck down one per lecture.ES: La mitad de mis estudiantes se toman uno por clase.
- EN: We can suck down square miles Of the shit, black, white, grey, Brown, pick a goddamn color, allES: Tenemos que tragarnos kilómetros cuadrados de mierda, negra, blanca, gris, marrón, escoge un puto color, de día y de noche en el trabajo.
- EN: I'm hoping they didn't suck down a bunch of planes and helicopters.ES: Estoy deseando que no hayan derribado un par de aviones o helicópteros.
- EN: I can suck down, like an half dozen of these babies, no ill effects.ES: Puedo sorber todo, al igual que, una media docena de estos, sin efectos nocivos.
- EN: They'd last a couple weeks,suck down a few paychecks,then disappear.ES: Lo hicieron hace un par de semanas, se comieron unos sueldos y desaparecieron.
- EN: From Moosejaw to the Bay of Fundy, you can suck down a 20-ounce pilsner while watching some coal miner's daughter strip down to her pelt.ES: Desde Moosejaw hasta Bay of Fundy, puedes tomarte una cerveza Pilsen mientras miras cómo se desnuda la hija de un minero.
- EN: Guwho sold it to me said it could suck down a squirrel.ES: El tipo que me la vendió me dijo que podría haber sido succionado por una ardilla.
- EN: In commemoration of your release, shouldn't we suck down a few?ES: En conmemoración de tu liberación, ¿no deberíamos tomar un poco?
- EN: This fortacess can suck down entire boats full of people much less a swimmer.ES: pueden aspirar hacia abajo barcos llenos de gente mucho mas a un nadador.
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