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verb Suck v. t. (past & past part. sucked; pres. part. sucking) 1.To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or apply force to, by exhausting the air. 2.To draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; as, to suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk from (the mother, the breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of an animal sucks the mother, or dam; an infant sucks the breast. 3.To draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking; to inhale; to absorb; as, to suck in air; the roots of plants suck water from the ground. 4.To draw or drain. "Old ocean, sucked through the porous globe." 5.To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up. "As waters are by whirlpools sucked and drawn." To suck in, to draw into the mouth; to imbibe; to absorb. To suck out, to draw out with the mouth; to empty by suction. To suck up, to draw into the mouth; to draw up by suction or absorption.
Suck v. i. 1.To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or through a tube. "Where the bee sucks, there suck I." 2.To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking. 3.To draw in; to imbibe; to partake. "The crown had sucked too hard, and now, being full, was like to draw less." 4.To be objectionable, of very poor quality, or offensive; as, telemarketing calls really suck; he's a good actor, but his singing sucks. (Colloq.)
noun Suck n. 1.The act of drawing with the mouth. 2.That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking; specifically, mikl drawn from the breast. 3.A small draught. (Colloq.) 4.Juice; succulence. (Obs.)
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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