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Definition of 'suck'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) suck
to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue:
to suck lemonade through a straw.

2.  suck
to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by or as if by suction.

3.  suck
to apply the lips or mouth to and draw the liquid from:
to suck an orange.

4.  suck
to put into the mouth and draw upon:
to suck one's thumb.

5.  suck
to take into the mouth and dissolve by the action of the tongue, saliva, etc.:
to suck a piece of candy.

6.  suck
to bring to a specified condition by sucking.

7. (v.i.) suck
to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, esp. to draw milk from the breast.

8.  suck
to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction.

9.  suck
(of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.

10.  suck
Slang. to behave in a fawning manner (usu. fol. by around).

11.  suck
Slang. to be repellent or disgusting.

12.  suck
Informal. to deceive; cheat; defraud.

13.  suck
Slang. to be obsequious; toady.

14. (n.) suck
an act or instance of sucking.

15.  suck
a sucking force.

16.  suck
the sound produced by sucking.

17.  suck
that which is sucked.

18.  suck
a small drink; sip.

Etymology: (bef. 900; (v.) ME souken, OE sūcan, c. L sūgere; akin to OE, OHG

Definition of 'suck'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) sucking, suck, suction
the act of sucking

2. (verb) suck
draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
"suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"

3. (verb) suck
draw something in by or as if by a vacuum
"Mud was sucking at her feet"

4. (verb) suck, suck in
attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.
"The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"

5. (verb) suck
be inadequate or objectionable
"this sucks!"

6. (verb) fellate, suck, blow, go down on
provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

7. (verb) absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
take in, also metaphorically
"The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

8. (verb) breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
give suck to
"The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

Definition of 'suck'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) suck
to take liquid, air, etc. into your mouth
He sucked the milk up through the straw.

2.  suck
to move sth around in your mouth against your tongue
kids sucking on lollipops

3.  suck
to drag sth or sb with force
He had been sucked under water by the strong current.

4.  suck
to be extremely bad
Having homework every day sucks.

5.  suck
be/get sucked into sth
to become involved in sth despite not wanting to be
You can get sucked into credit card debt very easily.

Definition of 'suck'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) suck
the act of drawing with the mouth

2. (noun) suck
that which is drawn into the mouth by sucking; specifically, mikl drawn from the breast

3. (noun) suck
a small draught

4. (noun) suck
juice; succulence

5. (verb) suck
to draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or apply force to, by exhausting the air

6. (verb) suck
to draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; as, to suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk from (the mother, the breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of an animal sucks the mother, or dam; an infant sucks the breast

7. (verb) suck
to draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking; to inhale; to absorb; as, to suck in air; the roots of plants suck water from the ground

8. (verb) suck
to draw or drain

9. (verb) suck
to draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up

10. (verb) suck
to draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or through a tube

11. (verb) suck
to draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking

12. (verb) suck
to draw in; to imbibe; to partake

Translation of 'suck'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to draw liquid etc into the mouth As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.
Afrikaans: suig	Arabic: يَمُص	Bulgarian: суча
Brazilian: sugar	Czech: sát	German: saugen
Danish: sutte; suge	Greek: ρουφώ, βυζαίνω	Spanish: mamar, chupar, sorber
Estonian: imema	Farsi: مكيدن	Finnish: imeä
French: téter; boire	Hebrew: לִמצוֹץ, לִינוֹק	Hindi: चूसना
Croatian: sisati, dojiti	Hungarian: szop(ik)	Indonesian: menyedot
Icelandic: sjúga	Italian: succhiare; bere	Japanese: 吸う
Korean: (액체를 입으로) 빨다	Lithuanian: čiulpti, žįsti	Latvian: zīst; sūkt
Malay: menyedut	Dutch: zuigenb	Norwegian: suge, die, patte
Polish: ssać	Persian: مكيدن	Pashto: رودل
Portuguese: sugar	Romanian: a suge; a bea	Russian: сосать
Slovak: sať	Slovenian: sesati	Serbian: sisati
Swedish: suga	Thai: ดูด	Turkish: emmek
Taiwanese: 吸，吮	Ukrainian: смоктати, ссати	Urdu: چوسنا
Vietnamese: hút, mút, bú	Chinese: 吸，吮
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