| 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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