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The Meaning of suck

  • (v. t.) To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or apply force to, by exhausting the air.
  • (v. t.) To draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; as, to suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk from (the mother, the breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of an animal sucks the mother, or dam; an infant sucks the breast.
  • (v. t.) To draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking; to inhale; to absorb; as, to suck in air; the roots of plants suck water from the ground.
  • (v. t.) To draw or drain.
  • (v. t.) To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up.
  • (v. i.) To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or through a tube.
  • (v. i.) To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking.
  • (v. i.) To draw in; to imbibe; to partake.
  • (n.) The act of drawing with the mouth.
  • (n.) That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking; specifically, mikl drawn from the breast.
  • (n.) A small draught.
  • (n.) Juice; succulence.

Synonyms

sucking , suction , suck in , fellate , blow , go down on , absorb , imbibe , soak up , sop up , suck up , draw , take in , take up , breastfeed , suckle , nurse , wet-nurse , lactate , give suck

Antonyms

bottlefeed

Homophones

suk , suq

Rhymes

amok , amuck , bruck , buc , buck , canuck , chuck , chuck-a-luck , cluck , cruck , druck , duc , duck , duk , dumbstruck , fluck , fuck , gluck , guck , huck , hucke , kluck , kruck , kruk , kuc , kuck , kuk , luck , lucke , luk , megabuck , moonstruck , muck , pluck , potluck , puck , roebuck , ruck , schmuck , schuch , schuck , sculk , shuck , smuck , snuck , starstruck , struck , stuck , stucke , suk , thunderstruck , truck , tuck , tuque , unstuck , wnuk , woodchuck , wruck , yuck , yuk , zuck , zuk