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suck
(sŭk)v. sucked, suck·ing, sucks
v.tr.
1.
a. To draw (liquid) into the mouth by movements of the tongue and lips that create suction.
b. To draw a liquid into the mouth through or from: a baby sucking a bottle.
c. To hold, moisten, or maneuver (a sweet, for example) in the mouth, especially in creating suction.
2.
a. To draw in by establishing a partial vacuum: a cleaning device that sucks up dirt; sucked air into his lungs.
b. To draw in a current in a fluid: debris that got sucked into the drain.
c. To cause to be involved or engaged in something: teenagers who are sucked into a life of crime.
3. Vulgar Slang To perform fellatio on.
v.intr.
1. To move the tongue and lips to create suction: sucked on a straw.
2. To draw something in by suction: The pump started to suck.
3. To draw nourishment from a breast or teat; suckle.
4. To make a sound caused by suction.
5. Slang
a. To be highly unpleasant or disagreeable: This job sucks.
b. To be of poor or inferior quality: The acting in that movie sucked.
c. To be inept: I suck at math.
n.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. The act or sound of sucking: gave the straw a suck.
2. Suction.
suck in
To take advantage of; cheat; swindle: We really got sucked in by that offer.
suck up Slang
Idiom: To behave obsequiously; fawn: sucking up to their rich relations.
suck it up
Slang To accept and deal with something one finds unpleasant.
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suck
(sʌk)vb
1. (Physiology) 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: plants suck moisture from the soil.
3. (Physiology) to drink milk from (a mother's breast); suckle
4. (Physiology) (tr) to extract fluid content from (a solid food): to suck a lemon.
5. (Physiology) (tr) to take into the mouth and moisten, dissolve, or roll around with the tongue: to suck one's thumb.
6. (tr; often foll by down, in, etc) to draw by using irresistible force: the whirlpool sucked him down.
7. (Mechanical Engineering) (intr) (of a pump) to draw in air because of a low supply level or leaking valves, pipes, etc
8. (tr) to assimilate or acquire (knowledge, comfort, etc)
9. (intr) slang to be contemptible or disgusting
10. sucking diesel informal doing very well; successful
11. suck it and see informal to try something to find out what it is, what it is like, or how it works
n
12. the act or an instance of sucking
13. something that is sucked, esp milk from the mother's breast
14. (Physiology) give suck to to give (a baby or young animal) milk from the breast or udder
15. an attracting or sucking force: the suck of the whirlpool was very strong.
16. a sound caused by sucking
[Old English sūcan; related to Old Norse súga, Middle Dutch sūgen, Latin sūgere to suck, exhaust; see soak]
ˈsuckless adj
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suck
(sʌk)v.t.
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.
3. to apply the lips or mouth to and draw the liquid from: 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 bring to a specified condition by sucking.
v.i. 7. to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, esp. to draw milk from the breast.
8. to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction.
9. (of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.
10. Slang. to behave in a fawning manner (usu. fol. by around).
11. Slang. to be repellent or disgusting.
12. suck in, Informal. to deceive; cheat; defraud.
13. suck up, Slang. to be obsequious; toady.
n. 14. an act or instance of sucking.
15. a sucking force.
16. the sound produced by sucking.
17. that which is sucked.
18. a small drink; sip.
[before 900; (v.) Middle English souken, Old English sūcan, c. Latin sūgere; akin to Old English, Old High German sūgan, Old Saxon sūgen, Old Norse sūga]
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suck
Past participle: sucked
Gerund: sucking
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| Noun | 1. |  suck - the act of sucking consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
| Verb | 1. | suck - 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"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast" drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" |
| 2. | suck - draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet" | |
| 3. | suck - attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad" | |
| 4. | suck - be inadequate or objectionable; "this sucks!" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 5. | suck - provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation | |
| 6. |  suck - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"mop, mop up, wipe up - to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" blot - dry (ink) with blotting paper sponge up - absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the counter" | |
| 7. | suck - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" suck - 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"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast" |
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suck
verb
1. drink, sip, draw, sup, siphon, quaff, slurp They waited in silence and sucked their drinks through straws.
3. (Informal) be very bad, be terrible, be awful, be dreadful, be foul, be very unpleasant The system sucks.
suck someone in or into something involve in, mix up in, draw into, implicate in the extent to which they have been sucked into a cycle of violence
suck up to someone (Informal) ingratiate yourself with, play up to (informal), curry favour with, flatter, pander to, toady, butter up, kiss someone's ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), brown-nose (taboo slang), keep in with (informal), fawn on, truckle, lick someone's boots, dance attendance on, get on the right side of, worm yourself into (someone's) favour She kept sucking up to the teachers.
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suck
verbphrasal verb
suck up
Slang. To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior:
Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots.
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Translations
مُخيف، فَظيعمصمَص، إمْتِصاصيَرْضَعيَمْتَص، يَشْفُط
духамсмуча
sátsmrdětvysátzavánět podrazemcucat
suttesugesut
imeähaista
sisati
ócskaszopásszopikszopogat
sjúgasog; tottsoga, sjúga
吸う
입으로 빨다
fellare
čiulpikasčiulpimasčiulptipadlaižiautisiurbikas
but pretigamiesūktriebtiessūkāšanasūkāt
suge
nudiťsaťunavovať
sesati
suga
ดูด
emmekiçine çekmekbir boka benzememekemme
mút
suck
[sʌk]A. VT [person] → sorber; [machine] → aspirar
to suck one's thumb/fingers → chuparse el dedo/los dedos
we were sucked into the controversy → nos vimos envueltos en la polémica
to suck sb dry (of sth) → exprimir (algo) a algn
to suck it and see (Brit) → probar a ver
to suck one's thumb/fingers → chuparse el dedo/los dedos
we were sucked into the controversy → nos vimos envueltos en la polémica
to suck sb dry (of sth) → exprimir (algo) a algn
to suck it and see (Brit) → probar a ver
B. VI
1. (gen) → chupar; [baby] (at breast) → mamar
to suck on/at sth → chupar algo
to suck at one's mother's breast → mamar del pecho de su madre
to suck on/at sth → chupar algo
to suck at one's mother's breast → mamar del pecho de su madre
2. (esp US) this sucks → es una mierda
suck down VT + ADV [current, mud] → tragar
suck in VT + ADV
1. (lit)
1.1. [machine] [+ dust, air] → aspirar
suck off VT + ADV (sexually) → mamar
suck up
A. VT + ADV [+ dust, liquid] → aspirar
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suck
[ˈsʌk]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
suck
n to have a suck (at straw) → saugen, ziehen (→ at an +dat); (at lemonade etc) → nuckeln (inf), → ziehen (→ at an +dat); (at lollipop) → lutschen (→ at an +dat); to give suck (to a baby) (old) → (ein Baby) stillen
vt → saugen; breast, straw → saugen an (+dat); sweet, pastille → lutschen; lollipop → lutschen an (+dat); thumb → lutschen or nuckeln (inf) → an (+dat); to suck one’s teeth → an den Zähnen saugen; to suck the juice out of something → den Saft aus etw heraussaugen; to suck somebody’s blood (lit) → jdm das Blut aussaugen; (fig) → jdn bis aufs Blut aussaugen; to suck somebody dry (fig) → jdn bis aufs Blut aussaugen; go and teach your grandmother to suck eggs (prov) → da will das Ei wieder klüger sein als die Henne (prov); suck it and see (fig) → Probieren geht über Studieren (Prov)
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suck
[sʌk]1. vt (gen) → succhiare; (subj, baby) → poppare, succhiare; (pump, machine) → aspirare
to suck one's thumb → succhiarsi il dito
to suck sth through a straw → bere qc con la cannuccia
to suck an orange dry → succhiare tutto il succo di un'arancia
to suck dry (fig) (person, of money) → ripulire (of energy) → esaurire
to suck one's thumb → succhiarsi il dito
to suck sth through a straw → bere qc con la cannuccia
to suck an orange dry → succhiare tutto il succo di un'arancia
to suck dry (fig) (person, of money) → ripulire (of energy) → esaurire
suck down vt + adv (subj, current, mud) → inghiottire, risucchiare
suck in vt + adv (subj, machine, dust, air) → aspirare
to suck one's cheeks in → succhiarsi le guance
to suck one's cheeks in → succhiarsi le guance
suck out vt + adv → succhiare, far uscire succhiando
suck up
1. vt + adv (dust, liquid) → aspirare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
suck
(sak) verb1. to draw liquid etc into the mouth. As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.
2. to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it. I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.
3. to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action. The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.
4. (American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc. Her singing sucks; This job sucks.
noun an act of sucking. I gave him a suck of my lollipop.
ˈsucker noun1. (slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something. Who is the sucker who bought your car?
2. a person or thing that sucks. Are these insects bloodsuckers?
3. an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.
4. a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.
5. a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.
suck up to (slang) to do or say things to please one's boss etc for one's own benefit. They despise him because he's always sucking up to the boss.
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suck
→ يَرْضَع sát sutte saugen ρουφώ chupar imeä sucer sisati succhiare 吸う 입으로 빨다 zuigen suge possać sugar сосать suga ดูด emmek mút 吮吸Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
suck
vt. chupar, [mother's milk] mamar;
to ___ out → chupar sacando; vaciar, extraer.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
suck
vt, vi chupar, (at mother's breast) mamar; to — one's thumb chuparse el dedoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.