| suck | | |
| n. (act) | 1. suck, sucking, suction | the act of sucking. |
| ~ consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake | the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating). |
| v. (consumption) | 2. 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" |
| v. (motion) | 3. 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" |
| v. (weather) | 4. suck, suck in | 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" |
| v. (stative) | 5. 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" |
| v. (perception) | 6. blow, fellate, go down on, suck | provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation. |
| ~ excite, stir, stimulate | stir feelings in.; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" |
| v. (contact) | 7. absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up | 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" |
| v. (consumption) | 8. breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse | 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" |
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