- sucking, suck, suction - the act of sucking
--1 is a kind of consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
Derived forms: verb suck5, verb suck4, verb suck3, verb suck2, verb suck1
- suck - 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"
--1 is one way to drink, imbibe
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun suck1, noun suction2, noun sucker3, noun sucking1
Somebody ----s something
- suck - draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"
--2 is one way to draw, take out
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun suck1, noun suction2
Something ----s
- suck, suck in - attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
--3 is one way to absorb, take in
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun suck1, noun suction2
Something ----s something
- absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun suck1, noun sucker1
Something ----s something
- breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
--5 is one way to feed, give
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun suck1, noun sucker6
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody