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suck

suck

31 2.1
An action of pulling liquid or air into the mouth
  • noun
  • /sʌk/
translation icon : sorbo
  • After every suck, he felt the coolness of the ice tea quenching his thirst.

Examples

  • Just one suck of soda, that's all she lives for.

  • She took a big suck of her cold drink and let out a refreshing sigh.

  • 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

suction
vssuck
76 4.2

A force that pulls air or liquid into something, like a vacuum cleaner

is specific to mouth action using lips to make a vacuum
sucking
vssuck
36 1.5

The action of drawing liquid or air into the mouth using the lips and tongue

emphasizes creating a vacuum with the lips to pull in substances
suckage
vssuck
9.9

The act of pulling something in with the mouth or a machine

is limited to using lips and mouth to create a vacuum

Antonyms

315 1.0

To force liquid out of the mouth, often onto the ground

Idioms

to suck cock
  • Offensive
6 9.9

To perform oral sex on a man or use as a rude insult

suck on that
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A rude shout that tells someone you beat or proved them wrong

suck my dick
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very rude phrase that shows strong anger and tells someone to do a sexual act

to suck and blow
  • Informal
1 9.9

To try to do two opposite things at the same time

1 9.9

To be very bad or disappointing

An even chance for everyone to take part

9.9

An equal chance to take part or benefit

To ask for everyone to have an equal chance

An equal chance to be treated the same as others

suck a big one
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude, insulting phrase that tells someone to go away

9.9

To do something very badly and look foolish

to suck a lemon
  • Informal
9.9

To accept and deal with an unpleasant situation without complaining

To give sexual favors to a man to get a job promotion

9.9

Act too friendly and eager to please someone to get a favor

to suck the kumara
  • New Zealand
9.9

To accept and deal with something bad or disappointing

suck my balls
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude, insulting phrase that tells someone to do a sexual act

Give advice to someone who already knows more than you

Compounds

9.9

A rude phrase for something completely pointless and not worth your time

How Forceful

gulp
40 3.1
suck
31 2.1
sip
165 1.0

Surface Forms

suck singular
sucks plural

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.