to suck down
12
7.7
- phrasal verb
- /sʌk daʊn/
- Informal
- 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
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- 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
161
5.4
Eat or drink something quickly and completely
90
2.8
Completely swallow something like land or light
54
2.6
To eat food quickly and noisily without chewing properly
38
2.9
Swallow a drink quickly, often because you feel nervous or thirsty
36
3.0
To eat something quickly and eagerly
29
5.0
To drink something quickly in large gulps
20
5.8
To drink a lot very quickly
15
2.9
To eat food quickly because you are very hungry
11
3.2
To empty a glass quickly in one long gulp
9
3.1
To eat or drink something quickly without stopping
8
5.8
Eat food very quickly when you are very hungry
6
4.4
To manage to swallow food or medicine when it is hard
1
5.7
To drink all of a glass or bottle quickly in one go
1
9.9
To eat a lot of food very quickly
1
8.0
To drink a lot very quickly, often alcohol
1
9.9
To eat something quickly and enjoy it
1
3.7
To eat or drink very quickly, often without chewing
1
8.5
To drink quickly, often alcohol
1
8.2
To eat a lot of food very quickly
To eat a lot of food quickly and greedily
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'.