to suck
- verb
- /sʌk/
- I hold my hand under the faucet and suck up four cc of water.
- suck on a straw
- suck in air
- suck the juice
I like to suck the marrow as it goes.
- I like to suck the marrow as it goes.
- It looks like my girlfriend was just sucking the side of my face.
- I can't suck something out of a pouch.
- A truck sucks milk from cans into its tank.
- So the thing got sucked up the filter.
- Yeah, I like when it like when it sucks up the like stuff like that.
- And Jason said you should suck on some pennies.
- Right then the water comes sucked back in, shoots out five minutes.
Examples
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The vacuum cleaner can suck up dirt and debris from the carpet very efficiently.
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Yeah yeah yeah you suck on them.
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One by one, I started to suck on every single piece of beef.
Academic text (2008) -
'Cause if you suck it through the straw you kill so many more.
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I like to suck the marrow as it goes.
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And suck in that thorax.
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A truck sucks milk from cans into its tank.
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So I swallowed my fear, sucked in the biggest breath I could.
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Jobber could hear him gasping, sucking air in noisily as the liquor burned his tongue.
Fiction book (1991) -
To prepare the recipe, you need to suck the fruit of its juices before discarding the pulp.
Synonyms
To take in things such as liquid, light, or information
To take air into your lungs through your nose or mouth
Breathe in air or smoke
To take in liquid or information
Pull something out of a place by using air to draw it in
To take in and enjoy the atmosphere or information
To pull air or liquid into something by making an empty space inside
To breathe in air or smoke strongly
To soak up liquid or learn and keep new information
Pull air into the lungs or small things into a machine
To remove fluid from the body using a syringe or suction
To take in liquid or things like information and feelings
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
A very rude phrase that shows strong anger and tells someone to do a sexual act
Phrasal Verbs
To take air into your lungs quickly when you feel surprised, afraid, or before hard work
Compounds
- Offensive
A rude phrase for something completely pointless and not worth your time
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Suck comes from an old English idea meaning 'to draw liquid or air into the mouth'. Think of a straw or a small vacuum pulling a drink in, and that image explains why suck means to draw in liquid or air.