submerge under
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle under
Meanings
Be covered completely by water
Why “under”? A person or thing moves or stays below a surface.
“The fields were submerged under the floodwater.”
“The path was submerged under the river water.”
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duck under
Same under pattern: below the surface
Lower the head or body to pass beneath something
go under
Same under pattern: below the surface
Fail completely as a business or project; Move below the surface of water; Become unconscious because of medicine for a procedure
pull under
Same under pattern: below the surface
Drag something or someone beneath the surface
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