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suck

Syllabification: (suck)
Pronunciation: /sək/
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Definition of suck

verb

  • 1 [with object] draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lip and mouth to make a partial vacuum:they suck mint juleps through straws
  • hold (something) in the mouth and draw at it by contracting the lip and cheek muscles:she sucked a mint [no object]:the child sucked on her thumb
  • draw milk, juice, or other fluid from (something) into the mouth or by suction:she sucked each segment of the orange carefully
  • draw in a specified direction by creating a vacuum:he was sucked under the surface of the river
  • [no object] (of a pump) make a gurgling sound as a result of drawing air.
  • 2involve (someone) in something without their choosing:I didn’t want to be sucked into the role of dutiful daughter
  • 3 [no object] North American informal be very bad, disagreeable, or disgusting:I love your country, but the weather sucks

noun

  • an act of sucking something.
  • the sound made by water retreating and drawing at something:the soft suck of the sea against the sand

Phrases

give suck

archaic give milk from the breast or teat; suckle.

suck someone dry

exhaust someone’s physical, material, or emotional resources.

suck it up

US informal accept a hardship.

Phrasal Verbs

suck someone in

cheat or deceive someone:we were sucked in by his charm and good looks

suck someone off

vulgar slang perform fellatio on someone.

suck up

informal behave obsequiously, especially for one’s own advantage:he has risen to where he is mainly by sucking up to the president

Origin:

Old English sūcan (verb), from an Indo-European imitative root; related to soak

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