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to sucker

to sucker

1 7.5
To grow new shoots from the base or roots of a plant
  • verb
  • /ˈsʌkər/
translation icon : echar chupones
  • If she took off her going-to-town shoes and her feet were clay red, she had been away suckering tomatoes.
  • shrub that suckers

Examples

  • Now the warning with this one is that it does sucker nothing near a sumac type of suckering.

  • The farmer explained how to properly sucker the tobacco plants for better yield and healthier growth.

  • You gonna sucker punch me like that?

    Fruitvale Station (2013)

  • I use that kind of junk to sucker in the tourists.

    Leprechaun 2 (1994)

  • He planted, cultivated, and brought in the crops, as well as suckered and pulled the tobacco that provided most of his yearly cash income.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • To encourage growth, you should regularly sucker the plants by removing the unwanted shoots at their base.

  • When you sucker the rose bushes, it helps them produce more flowers in the following season.

Synonyms

to bud
vsto sucker
11 1.0

To start to grow as a new shoot on a plant

produces established shoots from base or roots rather than initial tiny shoots
to tiller
vsto sucker
  • Specialized
9.0

To grow new shoots from a plant's base to form clumps

produces shoots from base or roots usually as separate individual stems
to outshoot
vsto sucker
  • Specialized
6.5

To grow small new stems or branches from a plant

produces shoots specifically from base or roots rather than anywhere on the plant

Idioms

to feel like a sucker
  • Offensive
1 8.6

To think you were tricked and regret trusting someone

Compounds

sucker punch
  • Informal
5 7.2

An unexpected unfair punch or sudden hurtful remark without warning

all-day sucker
  • US
7.4

A large hard candy on a stick that you suck for a long time

hog sucker
  • US
9.9

A freshwater fish with a large mouth and lips that act like a cup

redhorse sucker
  • US
9.9

A freshwater fish with reddish fins that lives in rivers and streams in North America

Uncle Sucker
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who trusts others and falls for tricks easily

whale sucker
9.7

A large fish that clings to whales or dolphins using a suction disk on its head

Surface Forms

sucker infinitive
sucked past
sucked past participle
sucking present participle
suckers third person singular

Etymology

To sucker (plant) means to produce new shoots called suckers. The name comes from suck because these shoots draw sap and energy from the plant.