VERB | consumption | suck | draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth |
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motion | suck | draw something in by or as if by a vacuum | |
weather | suck, suck in | attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. | |
stative | suck, blow | be inadequate or objectionable | |
perception | suck, fellate, blow, go down on | provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation | |
contact | suck, absorb, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up | take in, also metaphorically | |
consumption | suck, breastfeed, suckle, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck | give suck to | |
NOUN | act | suck, sucking, suction | the act of sucking / sucking |
Sounds | sah'k | |
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Rhymes | aeronautic ... Zanuck: 70 rhymes with ahk... |
Meaning | The act of sucking / sucking. | |
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Synonyms | sucking, suction | |
Broader | consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake | The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) |
Spanish | succión | |
Catalan | succió, xuclada | |
Verbs | suck | give suck to |
suck | draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth | |
suck | take in, also metaphorically | |
suck | draw something in by or as if by a vacuum | |
suck | attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. |
Meaning | Draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Examples |
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Broader | drink, imbibe | take in liquids / liquids |
See also | suck in | take up as if with a sponge |
Similar to | breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck | give suck to |
Spanish | chuparse, chupar | |
Catalan | llepar-se, llepar | |
Nouns | sucker | a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw) |
sucking, suck, suction | the act of sucking / sucking |
Meaning | draw something in by or as if by a vacuum. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "Mud was sucking at her feet" | |
Broader | draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well |
Spanish | absorver, aspirar, chupar | |
Nouns | suck, suction | the act of sucking / sucking |
Meaning | attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad" | |
Synonym | suck in | |
Broader | absorb, take in | suck or take up or in |
Spanish | chupar, tragar | |
Catalan | xuclar | |
Nouns | suck, suction | the act of sucking / sucking |
Meaning | Be inadequate or objectionable. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "this sucks!" | |
Synonym | blow | |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Meaning | Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | fellate, blow, go down on | |
Broader | stimulate, excite, stir | Stir feelings in |
Spanish | chuparla, chupar |
Meaning | take in, also metaphorically. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | absorb, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up | |
Narrower | blot | dry (ink) with blotting paper |
sponge up | absorb as if with a sponge | |
wipe up, mop up, mop | To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop | |
See also | suck in | draw in as if by suction |
Spanish | absorber | |
Catalan | absorbir | |
Nouns | suck | the act of sucking / sucking |
sucker | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
Meaning | give suck to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "The wetnurse suckled the infant" | |
Synonyms | breastfeed, suckle, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck | |
Entailed by | wean, ablactate | gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk |
Broader | feed, give | Give food to |
Opposite | bottlefeed | feed (infants) with a bottle |
Similar to | suck | Draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth |
Spanish | amamantar, dar de mamar, lactar | |
Catalan | alletar | |
Nouns | suck | the act of sucking / sucking |
sucker | an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction |
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