| VERB | consumption | suck in, take in, sop up, take up | take up as if with a sponge |
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| weather | suck in, suck | attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. | |
| contact | suck in, draw in | draw in as if by suction |
| Meaning | take up as if with a sponge. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | take in, sop up, take up | |
| Broader | consume, ingest, take in, take, have | Serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
| See also | suck | draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth |
| Spanish | absorber, chupar, sorber | |
| Meaning | attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | suck | |
| Broader | absorb, take in | suck or take up or in |
| Spanish | chupar, tragar | |
| Catalan | xuclar | |
| Meaning | draw in as if by suction. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "suck in your cheeks and stomach" | |
| Synonym | draw in | |
| Broader | hollow, hollow out, core out | Remove the interior of |
| See also | suck | take in, also metaphorically |
| Similar to | aspirate, draw out, suck out | Remove as if by suction |
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