to suck down
9
7.7
- phrasal verb
- /sʌk daʊn/
- Informal
:
tragar
- After the workout, he was so thirsty that he quickly sucked down a bottle of water.
- suck down a beer
- suck down a drink
- suck down a beverage
Like, you're going to like, suck down keyboard cleaner.
- Like, you're going to like, suck down keyboard cleaner.
- He would rather like suck down a veggie pouch rather than like eat broccoli.
- Yeah, man, suck down a banana, drink some water, get back out there.
- And meanwhile I'm sucking down the coffee and and watching CNBC and going nuts.
- I like to suck down the ice cream, leave the cookie dough in my mouth, and then just chew the cookie dough.
- I'm talking about getting so minty that you could suck down something.
- Sorry I didn't suck down apple pies and sugary pastries.
- Yeah, you know, where it's like, yo-yo, yo-yo, yo-yo, like bro, just fucking, you know, live it up, suck it down, live it up and suck it down.
Examples
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"So you're just sucking down a few drinks so you can sleep at night, that right?"
Fiction book (1998) -
Yeah, man, suck down a banana, drink some water, get back out there.
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I rock my baby while he sucks down his bottle.
Fiction book (2001) -
We'll listen to some tunes and suck down a few beers.
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Ten minutes later, I sucked down a Red Bull.
Blog text (7) -
When I walked into the kitchen, he was sucking down the last of his raw egg drink.
Fiction book (1993) -
Annie sucked down a large portion of her drink.
Fiction book (1995) -
How'd you like to go suck down a couple of cold beers?
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You know, they're just sitting there putting in their nine to five, sitting in their cubicle, sucking down some coffee and watching the clock.
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He's been sucking down too much homebrew.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
31
5.0
To drink something quickly in large gulps
26
2.9
Swallow a drink quickly, often because you feel nervous or thirsty
22
5.4
Eat or drink something quickly and completely
19
3.0
To eat something quickly and eagerly
16
5.8
To drink a lot very quickly
16
2.6
To eat food quickly and noisily without chewing properly
13
2.9
To eat food quickly because you are very hungry
10
4.4
To manage to swallow food or medicine when it is hard
7
5.8
Eat food very quickly when you are very hungry
6
3.1
To eat or drink something quickly without stopping
5
2.8
Completely swallow something like land or light
3
8.2
To eat a lot of food very quickly
2
5.7
To drink all of a glass or bottle quickly in one go
1
3.2
To empty a glass quickly in one long gulp
1
9.9
To eat a lot of food very quickly
To eat or drink very quickly, often without chewing
To eat a lot of food quickly and greedily
To drink quickly, often alcohol
To drink a lot very quickly, often alcohol
To eat something quickly and enjoy it
Antonyms
How Quickly
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to eat or drink something quickly or greedily' is directly derivable from combining 'suck' (to draw in liquid/air) with the particle 'down' which commonly marks consumption or completion. This verb+down composition is a productive, cross-linguistic pattern for rapid ingestion, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Suck down paints a simple picture: to suck something with your mouth and pull it down into your stomach very quickly. That's why it now means 'to eat or drink something quickly or greedily'.