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suck

//sʌk//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for suck

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
sucks

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
suck
past (v2)
sucked
past participle (v3)
sucked
present participle
sucking
3rd person singular
sucks

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.An instance of drawing something into one's lungs by inhaling or into one's mouth by suction.

    • Bammer agreed “Probably a good idea,” he agreed with a quick suck on his straw, “won't stop you from picking up any of these chicks, though.”
  2. 2.Milk drawn from the breast.

    • The infant took suck in an instant, pulling strongly.
  3. 3.An indrawing of gas or liquid caused by suction.

    • On a proper workbench this can often be achieved between the end vice and a dog, though more sophisticated products use either the suck of a vacuum cleaner or just friction.
  4. 4.The ability to suck; suction.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).

    • The baby sucked (milk) on her bottle.
  2. 2.To perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat.

  3. 3.To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a parent etc.) to draw in milk.

  4. 4.To extract, draw in (a substance) from or out of something.

    • That she may sucke their life, and drinke their blood, / With which she from her childhood had bene fed.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2312

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Uncommon
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *sūkaną

Proto-West Germanic *sūkan

Old English sūcan

Middle English souken

English suck

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