Phrasal Verb


A phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words.


Phrasal Verb:
suck someone or something down [for a vacuum or water currents]

Meaning:
to pull someone or something downward.

Example:
The savage currents sucked the swimmers down to their death.


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A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.
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