suck

noun countable

UK /sʌk/

Word Forms

singular	suck
plural	sucks

1
an act of sucking
Synonyms and related words
The mouth and throat
Adam’s apple
agape
corner

suck

noun countable

US /sʌk/

Word Forms

singular	suck
plural	sucks

1
an act of sucking
Synonyms and related words
The mouth and throat
Adam’s apple
agape
corner

suck

verb

UK /sʌk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	suck
he/she/it	sucks
present participle	sucking
past tense	sucked
past participle	sucked

1
intransitive/transitive to pull liquid into your mouth by using the muscles in your cheeks and tongue
After the accident, I could only suck liquids through a straw.
suck at:
a baby sucking at the breast
Synonyms and related words
To use or to move the mouth or throat
clear your throat
dribble
drool
1. 1a
  to put something in your mouth and move your tongue against it
  suck on:
  She sucked on a sweet and stared at us.
  suck your thumb:
  I sucked my thumb until I was five.
  Synonyms and related words
  To use or to move the mouth or throat
  clear your throat
  dribble
  drool
2. 1b
  to pull air or smoke into your lungs
  suck in:
  He sucked in a lungful of air, then jumped into the pool.
  suck on:
  Christine sucked on her cigarette.
  Synonyms and related words
  To breathe, or to have difficulty breathing
  breathe
  blow
  sigh
2
transitive to pull air or liquid somewhere
The fan sucks air in through one vent and pushes it out through the other.
Synonyms and related words
To remove or move liquid
aspirate
bleed
blot
1. 2a
  if the pressure of air or liquid sucks someone or something somewhere, it pulls them there
  The current nearly sucked us under the water.
  Synonyms and related words
  To move something by pulling
  drag
  heave
  tear at
3
to take something from something else, especially something that makes it weaker or less successful
This gigantic military effort was sucking all the strength out of the economy.
Synonyms and related words
To use all or a lot of something
use up
run out
eat into
4
intransitive mainly Americanvery informalto be very bad, very annoying etc
If your job really sucks, leave it.
‘My mum says I have to clean the garage.’ ‘That sucks.’
Synonyms and related words
To make someone angry or annoyed
annoy
provoke
anger
5
sucks to be you
very informal
a way of scorning someone for their misfortunes
Sucks to be you, Cory and Topanga, I’ve got something so much better AND it’s real.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 18/04/2012
Open Dictionary - April2012

phrases

suck it and see

suck it up

suck your teeth

phrasal verbs

suck in

suck off

suck up

suck

verb

US /sʌk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	suck
he/she/it	sucks
present participle	sucking
past tense	sucked
past participle	sucked

1
intransitive/transitive to pull liquid into your mouth by using the muscles in your cheeks and tongue
After the accident, I could only suck liquids through a straw.
suck at:
a baby sucking at the breast
Synonyms and related words
To use or to move the mouth or throat
clear your throat
dribble
drool
1. 1a
  to put something in your mouth and move your tongue against it
  suck on:
  She sucked on a piece of candy and stared at us.
  suck your thumb:
  I sucked my thumb until I was five.
  Synonyms and related words
  To use or to move the mouth or throat
  clear your throat
  dribble
  drool
2. 1b
  to pull air or smoke into your lungs
  suck in:
  He sucked in a lungful of air, then jumped into the pool.
  suck on:
  Christine sucked on her cigarette.
  Synonyms and related words
  To breathe, or to have difficulty breathing
  breathe
  blow
  sigh
2
transitive to pull air or liquid somewhere
The fan sucks air through one vent and pushes it out through the other.
Synonyms and related words
To remove or move liquid
aspirate
bleed
blot
1. 2a
  if the pressure of air or liquid sucks someone or something somewhere, it pulls them there
  The current nearly sucked us under the water.
  Synonyms and related words
  To move something by pulling
  drag
  heave
  tear at
3
to take something from something else, especially something that makes it weaker or less successful
This gigantic military effort was sucking all the strength out of the economy.
Synonyms and related words
To use all or a lot of something
use up
run out
eat into
4
intransitive very informalto be very bad, very annoying, etc
If your job really sucks, leave it.
“My mom says I have to clean the garage.” “That sucks.”
Synonyms and related words
To make someone angry or annoyed
annoy
provoke
anger
5
sucks to be you
very informal
a way of scorning someone for their misfortunes
Sucks to be you, Cory and Topanga, I’ve got something so much better AND it’s real.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 18/04/2012
Open Dictionary - April2012

phrases

suck it and see

suck your teeth

suck it up

phrasal verbs

suck in

suck off

suck up

suck

suck

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sucks to be you

suck ​‌‌

sucks to be you

suck

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