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suck
[ suhk ]
verb (used with object)
- 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, especially 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.
- Slang: Vulgar. to perform fellatio on (sometimes followed by off ).
verb (used without object)
- to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, especially to draw milk from the breast.
- to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction.
- (of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.
- Slang. to be repellent or unpleasant:
Poverty sucks.
- Slang. to be inferior, as in quality or execution; be poor:
Everyone says the show sucks. She sucks at tennis.
- Slang. to behave in a fawning manner (usually followed by around ).
noun
- 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.
verb phrase
- Slang. to deceive; cheat; defraud:
The confidence man sucked us all in.
- Slang. to be obsequious; toady:
The workers are all sucking up to him because he's the one who decides who'll get the bonuses.
suck
/ ʌ /
verb
- 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
- tr to extract fluid content from (a solid food)
to suck a lemon
- tr to take into the mouth and moisten, dissolve, or roll around with the tongue
to suck one's thumb
- tr; often foll by down, in, etc to draw by using irresistible force
the whirlpool sucked him down
- intr (of a pump) to draw in air because of a low supply level or leaking valves, pipes, etc
- tr to assimilate or acquire (knowledge, comfort, etc)
- slang.intr to be contemptible or disgusting
- sucking diesel informal.doing very well; successful
- suck it and see informal.to try something to find out what it is, what it is like, or how it works
noun
- the act or an instance of sucking
- something that is sucked, esp milk from the mother's breast
- give suck toto give (a baby or young animal) milk from the breast or udder
- an attracting or sucking force
the suck of the whirlpool was very strong
- a sound caused by sucking
Derived Forms
- ˈܳ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܳl adjective
- dzܳȴܳ verb (used with object)
- ܲ·ܳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of suck1
Idioms and Phrases
- suck face, to engage in soul-kissing.
Example Sentences
Baby food pouches are topped off with a little spout, but both the NHS and the World Health Organization say it should not be used to suck directly from the pouch.
While the rest of the group was washed clear and swept downstream, Andrea, Nicola and Morgan were sucked into the hydraulic jump, or spin, a recirculating flow similar to a washing machine.
The computing power this requires sucks water from a parched earth and puts entire creative industries out of work.
They were sucked into a hydraulic jump - or spin - a recirculating flow similar to a washing machine.
We need to make sure that we're having productive disagreements, if you will, and constructive criticism that isn't just, "Oh my God, everything sucks."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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