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Meanings of Succumb-to:

verb

To lose the determination to oppose something, or to give up and accept something that you first opposed

Usage examples:

She succumbed to temptation and had a second helping of ice cream.

Meanings of Succumbed:

verb

Fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.

Usage examples:

We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair

Meanings of Succumbing:

verb

Fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.

Usage examples:

We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair

Meanings of Succumbs:

verb

Fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.

Usage examples:

We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair

Meanings of Succursal:

adjective

(of a religious establishment such as a monastery) subsidiary to a principal establishment.

Usage examples:

Monks were brought to the abbey from saint giles, thus it operated as a succursal church of the fre…

Meanings of Succursale:

adjective

(of a religious establishment such as a monastery) subsidiary to a principal establishment.

Usage examples:

Monks were brought to the abbey from saint giles, thus it operated as a succursal church of the fre…

Meanings of Succuss:

verb

(in preparing homeopathic remedies) shake (a solution) vigorously.

Usage examples:

A drop of 1 c solution is diluted and then succussed again

Meanings of Succussed:

verb

(in preparing homeopathic remedies) shake (a solution) vigorously.

Usage examples:

A drop of 1 c solution is diluted and then succussed again

Meanings of Succusses:

verb

(in preparing homeopathic remedies) shake (a solution) vigorously.

Usage examples:

A drop of 1 c solution is diluted and then succussed again

Meanings of Succussing:

verb

(in preparing homeopathic remedies) shake (a solution) vigorously.

Usage examples:

A drop of 1 c solution is diluted and then succussed again

Meanings of Such:

determiner, predeterminer, & pronoun

Of the type previously mentioned.

Usage examples:

I have been involved in many such courses

adjective

Used before a noun or noun phrase to add emphasis

Usage examples:

I’ve never in my life had such delicious food., it seems like such a long way to drive., it was suc…

Meanings of Such-as:

phrase

For example

Usage examples:

That money is to cover costs such as travel and accommodation., the country is divided on issues su…

Meanings of Suchlike:

pronoun

Things of the type mentioned.

Usage examples:

Carpets, old chairs, tables, and suchlike

determiner

Of the type mentioned.

Usage examples:

Food, drink, clothing, and suchlike provisions

Meanings of Suck:

verb

Draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lips and mouth to make a partial vacuum.

Usage examples:

They suck mint juleps through straws

noun

An act of sucking something.

Usage examples:

The fish draws the bait into its mouth with a strong suck

exclamation

Used to express derision and defiance.

Usage examples:

Sucks to them!

Meanings of Suck in:

phrasal verb

Involve someone in something without their choosing.

Usage examples:

We were sucked in by his charm and good looks

Meanings of Suck-dry:

idiom

To remove all useful, valuable qualities or possessions from a person, thing, or place

Usage examples:

That firm sucks its new programmers dry after five years and then fires them., big cities suck the …

Meanings of Suck-up:

phrasal verb

To try to win the approval and good opinion of someone in authority

Usage examples:

She’s always sucking up to the boss, telling him how wonderful he is.

Meanings of Suck-up-to:

phrasal verb

To try to win the approval and good opinion of someone in authority

Usage examples:

She’s always sucking up to the boss, telling him how wonderful he is.

Meanings of Sucked:

verb

Draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lips and mouth to make a partial vacuum.

Usage examples:

They suck mint juleps through straws

noun

An act of sucking something.

Usage examples:

The fish draws the bait into its mouth with a strong suck

exclamation

Used to express derision and defiance.

Usage examples:

sucks to them!

Meanings of Sucker:

noun

A gullible or easily deceived person.

Usage examples:

If suckers will actually pay to do the work, more fool them

verb

Fool or trick (someone).

Usage examples:

They got suckered into accepting responsibility

Meanings of Suckered:

verb

Fool or trick (someone).

Usage examples:

They got suckered into accepting responsibility

noun

A gullible or easily deceived person.

Usage examples:

If suckers will actually pay to do the work, more fool them

phrasal verb

To persuade someone to do something by deceiving them

Usage examples:

[ + -ing verb ] we were suckered into doing the job for free.

Meanings of Suckerfish:

noun

Another term for remora.

Meanings of Suckerfishes:

noun

Another term for remora.

Meanings of Suckering:

verb

Fool or trick (someone).

Usage examples:

They got suckered into accepting responsibility

noun

A gullible or easily deceived person.

Usage examples:

If suckers will actually pay to do the work, more fool them

phrasal verb

To persuade someone to do something by deceiving them

Usage examples:

[ + -ing verb ] we were suckered into doing the job for free.

Meanings of Suckers:

noun

A gullible or easily deceived person.

Usage examples:

If suckers will actually pay to do the work, more fool them

verb

A flat or concave organ enabling an animal to cling to a surface by suction.

Usage examples:

They attach themselves to fish by means of a sucker