suck

noun

  1. 1

    the act of sucking

verb

  1. 1

    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

  2. 2

    give suck to

    The wetnurse suckled the infant

    You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places

  3. 3

    take in, also metaphorically

    The sponge absorbs water well

    She drew strength from the minister's words

  4. 4

    draw something in by or as if by a vacuum

    Mud was sucking at her feet

  5. 5

    provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

  6. 6

    be inadequate or objectionable

    this sucks!

  7. 7

    attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.

    The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad

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