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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024suck /sʌk/USA pronunciation v. - to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: [~ + object]to suck lemonade through a straw.[no object]The baby was sucking at his mother's breast.
- to draw (water, air, etc.) by or as if by suction:[~ + object]Plants suck moisture from the air.
- to apply the lips or mouth to and draw the liquid from: [~ + object]to suck an orange.[no object]to suck at an orange.
- to put into the mouth and draw upon: [~ + object]to suck a piece of candy.[no object]sucking on a cough drop.
- Slang Termsto be disgusting or awful:[no object* not: be + ~-ing]That team sucks; it can't win any of its games.
- Slang Terms suck up, [no object* (~ + to + object)]to be subservient;
to be obsequious:He's sucking up to the boss because he thinks he'll get a promotion that way.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of sucking.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024suck (suk),USA pronunciation v.t. - 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, esp. 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.
v.i. - to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, esp. to draw milk from the breast.
- to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction.
- Hydraulics(of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.
- Slang Termsto behave in a fawning manner (usually fol. by around).
- Slang Termsto be repellent or disgusting:Poverty sucks.
- suck face, to engage in soul-kissing.
- Slang Terms suck in, to deceive;
cheat;
defraud:The confidence man sucked us all in. - Slang Terms suck off, Slang (vulgar). to fellate.
- Slang Terms suck up, to be obsequious;
toady:The workers are all sucking up to him because he's the one who decides who'll get the bonuses.
n. - 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.
- bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English souken, Old English sūcan, cognate with Latin sūgere; (noun, nominal) Middle English souke act of suckling, derivative of the noun, nominal; akin to soak
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: suck /sʌk/ vb - 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
- (transitive) to extract fluid content from (a solid food): to suck a lemon
- (transitive) to take into the mouth and moisten, dissolve, or roll around with the tongue: to suck one's thumb
- (tr; often followed by down, in, etc) to draw by using irresistible force
- (intransitive) (of a pump) to draw in air because of a low supply level or leaking valves, pipes, etc
- (transitive) to assimilate or acquire (knowledge, comfort, etc)
- (intransitive) slang to be contemptible or disgusting
n - the act or an instance of sucking
- something that is sucked, esp milk from the mother's breast
- give suck to ⇒ to give (a baby or young animal) milk from the breast or udder
- an attracting or sucking force
- a sound caused by sucking
See also suck in, sucks, suck up toEtymology: Old English sūcan; related to Old Norse súga, Middle Dutch sūgen, Latin sūgere to suck, exhaust; see soak |