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suck

Nouns

• (n) the act of sucking sucking, suction,

Verbs

• (v) 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
• (v) draw something in by or as if by a vacuum
  • Mud was sucking at her feet
• (v) attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.
  • The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad
  suck in,
• (v) be inadequate or objectionable
  • this sucks!
• (v) provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation fellate, go down on, blow,
• (v) take in, also metaphorically
  • The sponge absorbs water well
  • She drew strength from the minister's words
  imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, absorb, take up, take in, draw,
• (v) give suck to
  • The wetnurse suckled the infant
  • You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
  breastfeed, give suck, lactate, wet-nurse, suckle, nurse,

Synonyms

sucking suction suck in fellate go down on blow imbibe soak up sop up suck up absorb take up take in draw breastfeed give suck lactate wet-nurse suckle nurse

Antonyms

bottlefeed

See also

suck in sop up take up take in draw in attract pull in pull draw

Words of close approximity