chuck it down
chuck it down · chucks it down · chucked it down · chucking it down
To rain heavilyTo rain heavily.
» Chuck's Diner has closed down.
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1 senses(informal)To rain heavily.
It's really chucking it down! I'm glad I brought my umbrella.
Examples
3 sentencesChuck's Diner has closed down.
It's chucking it down.
deEs regnet wie aus Eimern. — al_ex_an_der
It's chucking down.
Forms
chucks it down, chucking it down, chucked it down, chucked it down| Base form | chuck it down · to chuck it down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | chucks it down |
| Present participle | chucking it down |
| Past simple | chucked it down |
| Past participle | chucked it down |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.