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suck  (sk)
v. sucked, suck·ing, sucks
v.tr.
1. To draw (liquid) into the mouth by movements of the tongue and lips that create suction.
2.
a. To draw in by establishing a partial vacuum: a cleaning device that sucks up dirt.
b. To draw in by or as if by a current in a fluid.
c. To draw or pull as if by suction: teenagers who are sucked into a life of crime.
3. To draw nourishment through or from: suck a baby bottle.
4. To hold, moisten, or maneuver (a sweet, for example) in the mouth.
5. Vulgar Slang To perform fellatio on.
v.intr.
1. To draw something in by or as if by suction: felt the drain starting to suck.
2. To draw nourishment; suckle.
3. To make a sound caused by suction.
4. Vulgar Slang To be disgustingly disagreeable or offensive.
n.
1. The act or sound of sucking.
2. Suction.
3. Something drawn in by sucking.
Phrasal Verbs:
suck in
To take advantage of; cheat; swindle.
suck up Slang
To behave obsequiously; fawn.

[Middle English suken, from Old English scan; see seu-2 in Indo-European roots.]

suck
Verb
1. to draw (a liquid) into the mouth through pursed lips
2. to take (something) into the mouth and moisten, dissolve, or roll it around with the tongue: suck a mint
3. to extract liquid from (a solid food): he sat sucking orange segments
4. to draw in (fluid) as if by sucking: the mussel sucks in water
5. to drink milk from (a mother's breast); suckle
6. (often foll. by down, in)etc. to draw (a thing or person somewhere) with a powerful force
7. Slang to be contemptible or disgusting
Noun
a sucking [Old English sūcan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sucksuck - the act of sucking                  
consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
Verb1.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"
breastfeed, give suck, lactate, wet-nurse, suckle, nurse, suck - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
suck in, sop up, take up, take in - take up as if with a sponge
2.suck - draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"
draw, take out - take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
3.suck - attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
take in, absorb - suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
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
excite, stir, stimulate - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
6.sucksuck - 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"
suck in, draw in - draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
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"
feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

suck
verb 1. drink, sip, draw
verb 2. take, draw, pull, extract
suck up to someone (Informal) ingratiate yourself with, play up to (informal) curry favour with, flatter, pander to, toady, butter up, 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
Translations
suck [sʌk] vtchupar [+ bottle]; sorber [+ breast]; mamar; [pump, machine] → aspirar

suck [sʌk] vtsucer [+ breast, bottle]; téter; [pump, machine] → aspirer

suck [sʌk] vt (sweet etc) → lutschen;
(ice-lolly) → lutschen an +dat;
(baby) → saugen an +dat;
(pump, machine) → saugen

suck [sʌk] vtsucchiare; [baby] → poppare; [pump, machine] → aspirare

suck
v suck [sak]
1 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. suig يَمُص суча sát sutte; suge saugen ρουφώ, βυζαίνω mamar, chupar, sorber imema مكيدن imeä téter; boire לִמצוֹץ, לִינוֹק चूसना sisati, dojiti szop(ik) menyedot sjúga succhiare; bere 吸う (...을) 빨다, 빨아 들이다 čiulpti, žįsti zīst; sūkt menyedut zuigenb suge, die, patte ssać sugar a suge; a bea сосать sať sesati sisati suga ดูด emmek 吸,吮 смоктати, ссати چوسنا hút, mút, bú ,吮
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. suig يَمُص смуча cucat sutte lutschen πιπιλίζω chupar; sorber lutsima مك زدن imeskellä sucer לִמצוֹץ चुस्की लेना sisati, cuclati szopogat mengulum sjúga succhiare しゃぶる 빨아 먹다, 입에 넣고 빨다 čiulpti sūkāt menghisap zuigen suge ssać chupar a suge сосать cmúľať sesati sisati suga på อม emmek 噙(著) смоктати کسی چیز کو ہونٹوں سے پکڑ کر منھ میں لینا bú hút 噙(
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. suig يَمْتَص، يَشْفُط изсмуквам vysát suge einsaugen αναρροφώ, απορροφώ aspirar imema, imama جذب كردن imaista aspirer; absorber לִשאוֹב स्तनपान करना, स्तन का दूध पीना usisivati, uvlačiti szív mengisap soga, sjúga aspirare; assorbire 吸いとる (수분 등을) 빨아 올리다 siurbti iesūkt; uzsūkt menyedut zuigen suge (opp) wciągać, zasysać !!added noun – possanie chupar a aspira; a absorbi всасывать vysať, vsať vsesati usisati suga ดูด emmek, içine çekmek 抽,吸 всмоктувати کسی خاص سمت میں کھینچنا hút ,吸
4 (American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc Her singing sucks; This job sucks. is aaklig مُخيف، فَظيع ужасно е smrdět, zavánět podrazem være under al kritik stinken βρομάω, είμαι άθλιος, σιχαμερός ser una mierda; ser un rollazo (aburrido) nõme olema گند بودن chiant נוֹרָא, מְשַעֲמֵם निगलना biti loš, dosadan, odvratan ócska, lepra memuakkan fare schifo むかむかさせる būti sumautam, šlamštui riebties; būt pretīgam memuakkan walgelijk zijn være helt elendig/ubrukelig [] do kitu/duszy опротиветь unavovať, otráviť, nudiť biti nemogoč biti grozan vara kass (skitdålig) แย่มาก bir boka benzememek (美)(俚)糟糕的,無聊的 викликати огиду ناخوشگوار ہونا buồn chán, ghê tởm)(俚)聊的
n
an act of sucking I gave him a suck of my lollipop. lek مَص، إمْتِصاص смук(в)ане líznutí sut das Lutschen πιπίλισμα chupada lutsimine مكش imaisu suçotement מְצִיצָה चूषण, चोषण, चूषण, पान, चुसकी, चुस्की gutljaj, liz (lizalice) szopás; nyalás penguluman sog; tott succhiata 一吸い 빨기; 흡인 čiulpimas zīšana; sūkšana; sūkāšana mengulum het zuigen suging; slikk, slurk chupadela supt сосание liznutie sesanje liz sug, slick, slurk การดูด emme (一)吮,(一)口 смоктання, ссання چوسنا sự hút, mút, bú,()口
n sucker
1 (slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something Who is the sucker who bought your car? idioot, liggelowige غَبي، أحْمَق нещастник důvěřivec, naivka fjols der Sauger, der Saugnapf καρόιδο primo, tonto, imbécil jobu احمق suceur/-euse פֶּתִי चूषक naivčina, onaj koji se da iskoristiti balek orang bodoh/mudah ditipu blóðsuga; afæta babbeo 吸う人 빠는 사람[것] kvaiša, pusprotis, mulkis stulbenis orang yang mudah ditipu zuiger lettlurt person frajer chupador persoană/ insectă care suge простофиля hlupáčik, ťuťko bedak naivčina enfaldig (lättlurad) stackare คนที่ถูกหลอกต้มได้ง่าย enayi, yolunacak kaz 吮吸者 придурок بے وقوف آدمی gã khờ 吮吸
2 a person or thing that sucks Are these insects bloodsuckers? suier ماصٌّ، مُمْتَص паразит sající (živočich), věc suger; -suger der Gummisauger που ρουφάει ή πιπιλίζει chupador; (bloodsucker) chupasangre imeja مكنده imijä ventouse מוצץ चूसने वाला बच्चा dojenče, koji siše szívó pengisap sogskál/-blaðka/-pípa succhiatore, succhiatrice, parassita 吸盤 (동물의) 빨판 čiulpikas, siurbikas sūcējs; sūkātājs penghisap zuignap suger pijawka ventosa ventuză сосун(ок) sací živočích krvoses, pijavka sisavac blodsugare, parasit ตัวดูด emici kimse/şey 吸盤 паразит چوسنے والا người, vật hút
3 an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects. suier مَصّاصَه смукалце přísavka sugekop; sugeorgan der Schößling βεντούζα (χταποδιού κτλ.) ventosa iminapp بادكش جانوران imuelin ventouse כַּפתוֹר יְנִיקָה चूषण-अंग prijanjalka, sisaljka szívókorong alat pengisap drullusokkur ventosa 吸着盤 (펌프의) 피스톤 (밸브) čiulptuvas piesūceknis alat penghisap zuignap sugeskål/-skive narząd ssący, ssawka ventosa ven­tuză присоска, присосок prísavka prisesek pipak sugorgan อวัยวะของสัตว์ที่ใช้ดูดอาหาร vantuz, emici organ 吸座 присосок ماصہ giác
4 a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there. suier مَطّاطَه ، كبّاس المِضَخَّه الماصَّه смукателна тръба přísavka sugekop säugen, stillen βεντούζα (αντικείμενο) ventosa iminapp جانوران imukuppi gourmand כַּפתוֹר הַצמָדָה अन्तभूस्तरी vakkum-pločica, stapalo tapadókorong penyedot rótarsproti, rengla ventosa 吸枝 (식물의) 흡근(吸根) siurbtukas piesūceknis penyedut uitloper sugekopp przyssawka rebento lăstar de pom neroditor присоска; прокладка prísavka prisesek nalepnica sugkopp ลูกสูบ vakumlu, tutucu 吸根 присосок ربڑ وغیرہ کا ڈسک pittông bơm hút
5 a side shoot coming from the root of a plant. uitloper فَرْخ أو فَرْع يَنْبُتُ من جِذْر النَّبات израстък odnož, výhonek udløber der Ableger παραφυάδα ρίζας chupón, mamón juurevõsu پاجوش juuriverso gourmand יוֹנקָה भोला-भाला, बुद्धु mladica, izboj fattyúhajtás akar pengisap rótarsproti, rengla succhione 吸枝 (식물의) 흡근(吸根) atžala atzars akar penghisap villskudd, rotskudd odrost korzeniowy rebento боковой побег odnož, výhonok stranski poganjek mladica rotskott หน่อของต้นไม้ที่แตกจากลำต้นใต้ดินหรือราก fışkın, sürgün 根出條,枝條 паросток, бічний пагін زیر بچہ chồi rễ mút
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. gat lek يَتَمَلَّق ، يَتَزَلَّف إلى подмазвам се podlézat (komu) smiske schleimen γλείφω κπ. (μτφ.) lamer el culo a alguien, hacer la pelotilla a alguien pugema چاپلوسي كردن de la faire lèche à qqn, lécher les bottes de qqn “לְלַקֵק” की चापलूसी करना ulizivati se, ulagivati se (be)nyal vkinek menjilat adulare ...におべっかを使う padlaižiauti pielīst; pieglaimoties mengampu iemands hielen likken, iemand vleien; aanpappen met smiske podlizywać się подлизываться podlizovať sa prilizovati se ulizivati se fjäska för ทำหรือพูดบางสิ่งเพื่อที่จะทำให้เจ้านายพอใจเพื่อผลประโยชน์ของตนเอง çanak yalayıcılık yapmak (俚)奉承某人 підлизуватися مالک کو خوش کرنے کے لیے کوءی بات کہنا nịnh hót, bợ đỡ (俚)奉承


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Picture to yourself how awful it would be if he was to suck the darling's breath.
As for the acquaintance, which is to be sought in travel; that which is most of all profitable, is acquaintance with the secretaries and employed men of ambassadors: for so in travelling in one country, he shall suck the experience of many.
Therefore they hate thee, and would fain suck thy blood.
 
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