Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undersuck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-suck
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

noun

The act of sucking under, usually generated by the force of moving water.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Eliot, however, held him up from drowning until one of the boats arrived on the scene, and they were dragged into it, but even then they were in peril from the greatness of the waves, and the undersuck, as they broke and retreated, which well-nigh swamped the boat and its contents, and it was with great difficulty that the men on shore grappled the thwarts of the boat and brought her safely to land, […]"

Etymology

From under- + suck.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under-

Usage

Inflected Forms

undersucks (present, singular) undersucking (participle, present) undersucked (participle, past) undersucked (past) undersucks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

undertow

Questions

What does undersuck mean?: To suck under.
Where does undersuck come from?: From under- + suck.

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