"undersuck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: undersucks [plural]
Etymology: From under- + suck. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|under-|suck}} under- + suck Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} undersuck (countable and uncountable, plural undersucks)
  1. The act of sucking under, usually generated by the force of moving water. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: undertow
    Sense id: en-undersuck-en-noun-Yai8xCVK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11

Verb

Forms: undersucks [present, singular, third-person], undersucking [participle, present], undersucked [participle, past], undersucked [past]
Etymology: From under- + suck. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|under-|suck}} under- + suck Head templates: {{en-verb}} undersuck (third-person singular simple present undersucks, present participle undersucking, simple past and past participle undersucked)
  1. (ambitransitive) To suck under. Tags: ambitransitive
    Sense id: en-undersuck-en-verb-BUgv2d-s Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 47 53
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