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suck
[suhk]
verb (used with object)
to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue.
to suck lemonade through a straw.
to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by or as if by suction.
Plants suck moisture from the earth. The pump sucked water from the basement.
to apply the lips or mouth to and draw upon by producing a partial vacuum, especially for extracting fluid contents.
to suck an orange.
to put into the mouth and draw upon.
to suck one's thumb.
to take into the mouth and dissolve by the action of the tongue, saliva, etc..
to suck a piece of candy.
to render or bring to a specified condition by or as if by sucking.
Slang: Vulgar.to perform fellatio on (sometimes followed byoff ).
verb (used without object)
to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, especially to draw milk from the breast.
to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction.
(of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.
Slang.to be repellent or unpleasant.
Poverty sucks.
Slang.to be inferior, as in quality or execution; be poor.
Everyone says the show sucks. She sucks at tennis.
Slang.to behave in a fawning manner (usually followed byaround ).
noun
an act or instance of sucking.
a sucking force.
the sound produced by sucking.
that which is sucked; nourishment drawn from the breast.
a small drink; sip.
a whirlpool.
verb phrase
Slangto deceive; cheat; defraud.
The confidence man sucked us all in.
Slangto be obsequious; toady.
The workers are all sucking up to him because he's the one who decides who'll get the bonuses.
suck
/ ʌ /
verb
to draw (a liquid or other substance) into the mouth by creating a partial vacuum in the mouth
to draw in (fluid, etc) by or as if by a similar action
plants suck moisture from the soil
to drink milk from (a mother's breast); suckle
(tr) to extract fluid content from (a solid food)
to suck a lemon
(tr) to take into the mouth and moisten, dissolve, or roll around with the tongue
to suck one's thumb
(tr; often foll by down, in, etc) to draw by using irresistible force
the whirlpool sucked him down
(intr) (of a pump) to draw in air because of a low supply level or leaking valves, pipes, etc
(tr) to assimilate or acquire (knowledge, comfort, etc)
slang(intr) to be contemptible or disgusting
informaldoing very well; successful
informalto try something to find out what it is, what it is like, or how it works
noun
the act or an instance of sucking
something that is sucked, esp milk from the mother's breast
to give (a baby or young animal) milk from the breast or udder
an attracting or sucking force
the suck of the whirlpool was very strong
a sound caused by sucking
Other 51Թ Forms
- suckless adjective
- outsuck verb (used with object)
- unsucked adjective
- ˈܳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of suck1
Idioms and Phrases
suck face, to engage in soul-kissing.
Example Sentences
It defined a tobacco product as something designed to be "smoked, sniffed, sucked or chewed".
It had involved what they described as a "sickening amount" of sucking up, but meant that "in practical terms, they are probably as in as good a position as anybody".
“I’ve been doing this for six days. It sucks because I get these alerts and go, but I never make it in time,” said Garcia, a Mexican American U.S. citizen who lives in South Central.
"I love this island, it is beautiful - but to afford to live here sucks," she said.
“These people suck!” he told the Comedy Gazelle blog in 2023.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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