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suck

/sʌk/noun, verb1 syllable

Suck means: take in, also metaphorically.

Synonyms for suck23

noun, as in the act of sucking

verb, as in take in, also metaphorically

absorb, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up

verb, as in draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth

breastfeed, suckle, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck

verb, as in give suck to

breastfeed, suckle, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck

verb, as in provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

fellate, blow, go down on

verb, as in be inadequate or objectionable

verb, as in attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.

suck in

also used for suck

sook, sooky baby

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What does suck mean?8

verb

1

take in, also metaphorically“The sponge absorbs water well”

2

draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth“suck the poison from the place where the snake bit”

3

give suck to“The wetnurse suckled the infant”

4

provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

5

be inadequate or objectionable“this sucks!”

6

attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.“The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad”

7

draw something in by or as if by a vacuum“Mud was sucking at her feet”

noun

1

the act of sucking

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with suck?14

one syllable

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Suck in a sentence

  • What doesn't kill you will still suck really, really bad.rul
  • To be absolutely truthful, you suck at football.marco87
  • If you quit when you suck, you'll suck forever.DJ_Saidez
  • It really sucks when scatology turns to eschatology, or the other way round.mrtaistoi
  • The government almost always sucks, but no government almost always sucks more.zogwarg
  • Everything is going according to plan, but the plan sucks.Miktsoanit
  • I like to suck on frozen ice cream bars in the summer.unknown
  • You can't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.sacredceltic

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of suck

as a noun

plural
sucks

as a verb

past tense
sucked
present participle
sucking
third-person singular
sucks