go under
Succumb to debt
To go under is to sink beneath a surface, literally or figuratively.
A ship goes under when it sinks.
A business goes under when it fails financially: Three restaurants on this block have gone under since the pandemic.
A person going under anesthesia loses consciousness.
To go under also means to be overwhelmed or defeated: Without more funding, the project will go under.
Basin with drain
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
- descendMove to lower position
- plungeSudden steep descent
immerse · submerge · drown · surface · resurface · hold breath · water · waves
Sudden structural failure
- bankruptUnable to repay debts
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
foreclosure · fold · bust · default · ruin · downfall · demise · failure
sink
Basin with drain
plunge · immerse · submerge · drown · surface · resurface · hold breath · water · waves · current
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- bankruptUnable to repay debts
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
liquidation · foreclosure · fold · bust · default · ruin · downfall · demise · failure · close down
yield
Produce or relinquish
- succumbYield to pressure
- capitulateYield under pressure
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
give in · cave · concede · bow · defer · relent · fall · crumble · break · submit
go underthrive
Flourish with vigor
flourish · succeed · prosper · survive · stay afloat
go undercome to
Regain awareness after unconsciousness
wake up · come around · revive · awaken · stay awake
under, gone, going, undergo, undertake, underworld, underscore, undervalue, underside