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suck `verb` [ sʌk ]

• draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lips and mouth to make a partial vacuum.

• "they suck mint juleps through straws"

Similar: sip, sup, siphon, slurp, draw, drink, gulp, lap, guzzle, quaff, swill, swallow, imbibe, pull, breathe, gasp, sniff, inhale, inspire, respire,

• be very bad or unpleasant.

• "I love your country but your weather sucks"

Similar: be very bad, be awful, be terrible, be dreadful, be horrible, be very unpleasant, be abhorrent, be despicable, be contemptible, be vile, be foul, be pants, be a load of pants, stink,

suck `noun`

• an act of sucking something.

• "the fish draws the bait into its mouth with a strong suck"

suck `exclamation`

• used to express derision and defiance.

• "sucks to them!"

Origin: Old English sūcan (verb), from an Indo-European imitative root; related to soak.

give suck

• give milk from the breast or teat; suckle.

suck someone dry

• exhaust someone's physical, material, or emotional resources.
"the new company is sucking them dry of technical expertise"

suck it and see

• used to suggest that the only way to know if something will work or be suitable is to try it.
"for other baits, and for different waters, it is a case of suck it and see"

suck it up

• accept something unpleasant or difficult.

suck in

• involve someone in something without their choosing.
"we were sucked in by his charm and good looks"

suck into

• involve someone in something without their choosing.
"I didn't want to be sucked into the role of dutiful daughter"

suck off

• perform fellatio on someone.

suck up

• behave obsequiously, especially for one's own advantage.
"he has risen to where he is mainly by sucking up to the president"

suck verb [ sʌk ]

suck noun

suck exclamation

suck `verb` [ sʌk ]

suck `noun`

suck `exclamation`