suck
    n 1: the act of sucking [syn: sucking, suck, suction]
    v 1: 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"
    2: draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking
       at her feet"
    3: attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The
       current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from
       abroad" [syn: suck, suck in]
    4: be inadequate or objectionable; "this sucks!"
    5: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn:
       fellate, suck, blow, go down on]
    6: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
       well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
       absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up,
       draw, take in, take up]
    7: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot
       nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: breastfeed,
       suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give
       suck] [ant: bottlefeed]

Suck \Suck\, v. i.
   1. To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with
      the mouth, or through a tube.
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            Where the bee sucks, there suck I.    --Shak.
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   2. To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the
      young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking.
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   3. To draw in; to imbibe; to partake.
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            The crown had sucked too hard, and now, being full,
            was like to draw less.                --Bacon.
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   4. To be objectionable, of very poor quality, or offensive;
      as, telemarketing calls really suck; he's a good actor,
      but his singing sucks. [Colloq.]
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Suck \Suck\ (s[u^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sucked (s[u^]kt); p.
   pr. & vb. n. Sucking.] [OE. suken, souken, AS. s[=u]can,
   s[=u]gan; akin to D. zuigen, G. saugen, OHG. s[=u]gan, Icel.
   s[=u]ga, sj[=u]ga, Sw. suga, Dan. suge, L. sugere. Cf.
   Honeysuckle, Soak, Succulent, Suction.]
   1. To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and
      tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the
      liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or
      apply force to, by exhausting the air.
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   2. To draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; as, to
      suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk from (the
      mother, the breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of
      an animal sucks the mother, or dam; an infant sucks the
      breast.
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   3. To draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking;
      to inhale; to absorb; as, to suck in air; the roots of
      plants suck water from the ground.
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   4. To draw or drain.
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            Old ocean, sucked through the porous globe.
                                                  --Thomson.
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   5. To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up.
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            As waters are by whirlpools sucked and drawn.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   To suck in, to draw into the mouth; to imbibe; to absorb.
      

   To suck out, to draw out with the mouth; to empty by
      suction.

   To suck up, to draw into the mouth; to draw up by suction
      or absorption.
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Suck \Suck\, n.
   1. The act of drawing with the mouth.
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   2. That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking;
      specifically, mikl drawn from the breast. --Shak.
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   3. A small draught. [Colloq.] --Massinger.
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   4. Juice; succulence. [Obs.]
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