suck


Definition: Meaning of, suck in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sʌk /

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suck sucked sucked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sucking sucks
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to take air, liquid etc into your mouth by making your lips form a small hole and using the muscles of your mouth to pull it in
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] to hold something in your mouth and pull on it with your tongue and lips
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  3. [transitive] to pull someone or something with great power and force into or out of a particular place
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  4. something sucks spoken not polite used when you dislike something very much or think something is very bad
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  5. suck it and see British English informal to use something or do something for a short time, to find out if it works, if you like it etc
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Singular Plural
suck sucks
[countable usually singular]
  1. an act of sucking
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suck used in phrases

  • give suck (verb)
    1. of a woman produce breast milk for a baby to drink
  • suck out (verb)
    1. remove as if by suction
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suck used in phrasal verbs

  • suck in (phrasal verb)
    1. be / get sucked in(to) to be unable to stop yourself from getting involved in something bad
  • suck off (phrasal verb)
    1. to perform oral sex on a man
  • suck up (phrasal verb)
    1. showing disapproval to be very nice to someone in authority so that they will treat you well
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