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sucks

 
Noun suck has 1 sense
  1. 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
Verb suck has 5 senses
  1. 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
    Derived forms: noun suck1, noun suction2, noun sucker3, noun sucking1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. 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
    Derived forms: noun suck1, noun suction2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  3. 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
    Derived forms: noun suck1, noun suction2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  4. 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"
    Derived forms: noun suck1, noun sucker1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  5. 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
    Derived forms: noun suck1, noun sucker6
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s somebody
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