v.
- draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lip and mouth to make a partial vacuum.
▸hold (something) in the mouth and draw at it by contracting the lip and cheek muscles.
▸draw in a specified direction by creating a vacuum.
▸(of a pump) make a gurgling sound as a result of drawing air instead of water.
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(usu. suck someone in/into)
involve (someone) in something without their choosing.
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(suck up)
informal attempt to gain advantage by behaving obsequiously.
- N. Amer. informal be very bad or disagreeable:
the weather here sucks.
n.
an act or sound of sucking.
exclam.
(
sucks)
Brit. informal used to express derision and defiance.
Phrase
- give suck
archaic suckle. - suck it up
N. Amer. informal accept something unpleasant or difficult.
Etymology
OE sūcan (v.), from an Indo-Eur. imitative root; rel. to soak.