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suck
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- pronunciation:
- suhk
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sucks, sucking, sucked |
| definition 1: |
to pull into the mouth by using the tongue and lips to create a partial vacuum.
The child sucked the juice through a straw. |
| definition 2: |
to drain the liquid contents of in this way.
The runners sucked orange slices. |
| definition 3: |
to hold in the mouth and squeeze with the tongue.
The baby is sucking her thumb. |
| definition 4: |
to consume by dissolving in the mouth.
Suck a hard candy if you're thirsty. |
| definition 5: |
to take in by or as though by suction.
The flowers sucked water from the vase. |
| definition 6: |
(vulgar slang) to perform fellatio on.
- similar words:
- blow
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| related words: |
bite, lick, tongue |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to pull something, esp. milk from the breast, into the mouth by using the tongue and lips to create a partial vacuum; suckle.
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| definition 2: |
to pull in or be pulled in by or as if by suction.
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| definition 3: |
(slang) to behave obseqiously (often fol. by around or "up").
He is always sucking up to the boss. |
| definition 4: |
(slang) to be considered disgusting or unworthy.
This town sucks! |
| related words: |
draw |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or an instance of sucking.
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| definition 2: |
a sucking force or movement; suction.
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| definition 3: |
the sound made by sucking.
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