Definition

1. Verb:
   • To plunge or dip (something) into a liquid: To quickly submerge an object, typically a container or a body part, into a liquid to fill it or to wet it.
   • To scoop (a liquid): To take or draw a liquid, especially with a quick, dipping motion using a container like a bucket or ladle.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con lợn vục mõm vào máng. (The pig plunged its snout into the trough.)
  • Cô ấy dùng gáo vục nước từ chum. (She used a ladle to scoop water from the jar.)
  • Anh ta vục xô xuống giếng. (He plunged the bucket into the well.)

Advanced Usage

• The action implied by "vục" is often quick, forceful, and involves a deep or complete immersion of the object into the substance.

Variants and Related Words

• Vục tay (v phrase): to plunge one's hand into something.

  • Đừng vục tay vào chậu nước! (Don't plunge your hand into the water basin!)

• Vục mặt (v phrase): to dunk one's face.

  • Nó vục mặt vào gối và khóc. (He buried his face into the pillow and cried.)

Synonyms

• Dunk: To dip something briefly into a liquid.
• Plunge: To thrust or force something quickly into a substance.
• Scoop: To pick up or gather something, especially a liquid, with a quick, curving motion.

Related Idioms

• Vục đầu vào công việc: To plunge/dive headfirst into work (to become deeply engrossed in work).
  • Kể từ khi khởi nghiệp, anh ấy chỉ biết vục đầu vào công việc. (Since starting the business, he has done nothing but plunge headfirst into work.)