Suck (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  1. to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
  2. 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.
  3. to apply the lips or mouth to and draw upon by producing a partial vacuum, especially for extracting fluid contents: to suck an orange.
  4. to put into the mouth and draw upon: to suck one's thumb.
  5. to take into the mouth and dissolve by the action of the tongue, saliva, etc.: to suck a piece of candy.
  6. to render or bring to a specified condition by or as if by sucking.
  7. to perform fellatio on (sometimes followed by off).
verb (used without object)
  1. to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, especially to draw milk from the breast.
  2. to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction.
  3. (of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.
  4. to be repellent or unpleasant: Poverty sucks.
  5. to be inferior, as in quality or execution; be poor: Everyone says the show sucks. She sucks at tennis.
  6. to behave in a fawning manner (usually followed by around).
noun
  1. an act or instance of sucking.
  2. a sucking force.
  3. the sound produced by sucking.
  4. that which is sucked; nourishment drawn from the breast.
  5. a small drink; sip.
  6. a whirlpool.
Verb Phrases
  1. to deceive; cheat; defraud: The confidence man sucked us all in.
  2. to be obsequious; toady: The workers are all sucking up to him because he's the one who decides who'll get the bonuses.
Idioms
  1. to engage in soul-kissing.
verb
  1. to draw (a liquid or other substance) into the mouth by creating a partial vacuum in the mouth
  2. to draw in (fluid, etc) by or as if by a similar action
  3. to drink milk from (a mother's breast); suckle
  4. to extract fluid content from (a solid food)
  5. to take into the mouth and moisten, dissolve, or roll around with the tongue
  6. to draw by using irresistible force
  7. (of a pump) to draw in air because of a low supply level or leaking valves, pipes, etc
  8. to assimilate or acquire (knowledge, comfort, etc)
  9. to be contemptible or disgusting
  10. doing very well; successful
  11. to try something to find out what it is, what it is like, or how it works
noun
  1. the act or an instance of sucking
  2. something that is sucked, esp milk from the mother's breast
  3. to give (a baby or young animal) milk from the breast or udder
  4. an attracting or sucking force
  5. a sound caused by sucking
Suck (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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