Definition

1. Noun:

   • Log: A large, thick piece of wood, typically one that has been roughly trimmed of its bark.
   • Big roll: A large, cylindrical bundle of material, such as fabric or paper.

2. Verb:

   • To rinse: To clean the inside of something by filling it with a liquid (usually water), shaking or swirling it, and then emptying it out.
   • To gargle: To agitate a liquid (like mouthwash) in the throat without swallowing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Người thợ đang cưa một súc gỗ lớn. (The worker is sawing a large log.)
  • Cửa hàng vải bán vải theo súc. (The fabric store sells cloth by the big roll.)

• Verb:

  • Bạn nên súc chai này trước khi tái sử dụng. (You should rinse this bottle before reusing it.)
  • Bác sĩ khuyên tôi súc miệng bằng nước muối. (The doctor advised me to gargle with salt water.)

Advanced Usage

• "súc rửa": to rinse out, to flush.
  • Súc rửa bể chứa nước định kỳ là rất quan trọng. (Periodically flushing out the water tank is very important.)

Variants and Related Words

• Súc vật (n): livestock, animal. (Note: This is a compound word where "súc" carries a different, archaic meaning related to "raising").
  • Trang trại của họ nuôi nhiều súc vật. (Their farm raises many animals.)

Synonyms

• Noun: Timber (for log), bolt (for log), roll, bolt (for fabric).
• Verb: Swill, flush, wash out.

Related Idioms

• Súc tích: (This is a separate, homophonous word meaning "concise" or "succinct," not directly related to the core meanings of "súc" for log/rinse).
  • Bài viết của anh ấy rất súc tích. (His writing is very succinct.)

noun

1. log
2. big roll

verb

1. to rinse
   • súc chai
     to rinse a bottle
   • súc miệng
     to gargle