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suck·er
 sucker
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- pronunciation:
- suh
k
 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
someone or something that sucks or that adheres by suction.
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| definition 2: |
(informal) someone who is prone to being deceived or cheated.
- similar words:
- dupe, fool
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| definition 3: |
a lollipop.
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| definition 4: |
any of numerous freshwater fishes found mainly in North America that have sucking mouths for bottom-feeding.
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| definition 5: |
a secondary shoot that grows from the base or a root of a tree or shrub.
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| related words: |
glutton, target, tool |
adjective + (n.)sucker
endangered, giant, little, poor, weird
verb + (n.)sucker
attach, blow, c'm, drain, grin, knock, nail, prune, remove, toss
(n.)sucker
+ verb
born, pop, punch, regard, sprout
noun + (n.)sucker
aspen,
barrel,
blood,
buffalo,
bunch,
carp,
chest,
chub,
cock,
cutting,
dollar,
feeler,
octopus,
pad,
perch,
punk,
root,
saliva,
salmon,
scheme,
shoot,
species,
stump,
thumb,
whitefish
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
suckers, suckering, suckered |
| definition 1: |
to remove suckers or shoots from (a tree or shrub).
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| definition 2: |
(informal) to deceive; take in; fool.
- similar words:
- dupe
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| related words: |
deceive, double-talk, target |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
of a plant, to put forth new shoots or suckers.
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adverb + (v.)sucker
kind, somehow
(v.)sucker
+ noun
doctor, finance, plant, press
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