suck
- noun
- /sʌk/
- After every suck, he felt the coolness of the ice tea quenching his thirst.
Examples
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Just one suck of soda, that's all she lives for.
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She took a big suck of her cold drink and let out a refreshing sigh.
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We found out that August had a lazy suck, a poor latch, and a high palate.
Blog text (21) -
Presently, jockeying the gasboat into the seas, Father Jerome heard the suck and thud of the bilge pump.
Fiction book (1994) -
The baby made a contented noise after each suck from the bottle.
Synonyms
A force that pulls air or liquid into something, like a vacuum cleaner
The action of drawing liquid or air into the mouth using the lips and tongue
The act of pulling something in with the mouth or a machine
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
A very rude phrase that shows strong anger and tells someone to do a sexual act
Compounds
- Offensive
A rude phrase for something completely pointless and not worth your time
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Suck as a noun comes from the same basic idea of 'drawing into the mouth', so a single 'suck' is just one pull, like one long sip from a straw.