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suck       (sŭk)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   sucked, suck·ing, sucks

v.   tr.
  1. To draw (liquid) into the mouth by movements of the tongue and lips that create suction.
    1. To draw in by establishing a partial vacuum: a cleaning device that sucks up dirt.
    2. To draw in by or as if by a current in a fluid.
    3. To draw or pull as if by suction: teenagers who are sucked into a life of crime.
  3. To draw nourishment through or from: suck a baby bottle.
  4. To hold, moisten, or maneuver (a sweet, for example) in the mouth.
  5. Vulgar Slang To perform fellatio on.

v.   intr.
  1. To draw something in by or as if by suction: felt the drain starting to suck.
  2. To draw nourishment; suckle.
  3. To make a sound caused by suction.
  4. Vulgar Slang To be disgustingly disagreeable or offensive.

n.  
  1. The act or sound of sucking.
  2. Suction.
  3. Something drawn in by sucking.

Phrasal Verb(s):
suck in
To take advantage of; cheat; swindle.
suck up Slang
To behave obsequiously; fawn.

[Middle English suken, from Old English sūcan; see seuə-2 in Indo-European roots.]

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