O.E. sucan, from PIE root *sug-/*suk- of imitative origin (cf. O.S., O.H.G. sugan, O.N. suga, M.Du. sughen, Du. zuigen, Ger. saugen "to suck;" L. sugere "to suck," succus "juice, sap;" O.Ir. sugim, Welsh sugno "to suck"). Meaning "do fellatio" is first recorded 1928. Slang sense of "be contemptible" first attested 1971 (the underlying notion is of fellatio). Suck eggs is from 1906. Suck hind tit "be inferior" is Amer.Eng. slang first recorded 1940.
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"
4.
be inadequate or objectionable; "this sucks!"
5.
provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn: fellate]
6.
take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: absorb]
7.
give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: breastfeed] [ant: bottlefeed]
to draw liquid etc into the mouth Example: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.
Arabic:
يَمُص
Chinese (Simplified):
吸,吮
Chinese (Traditional):
吸,吮
Czech:
sát
Danish:
sutte; suge
Dutch:
zuigenb
Estonian:
imema
Finnish:
imeä
French:
téter; boire
German:
saugen
Greek:
ρουφώ, βυζαίνω
Hungarian:
szop(ik)
Icelandic:
sjúga
Indonesian:
menyedot
Italian:
succhiare; bere
Japanese:
吸う
Korean:
(…을) 빨다, 빨아 들이다
Latvian:
zīst; sūkt
Lithuanian:
čiulpti, žįsti
Norwegian:
suge, die, patte
Polish:
ssać
Portuguese (Brazil):
sugar
Portuguese (Portugal):
sugar
Romanian:
a suge; a bea
Russian:
сосать
Slovak:
sať
Slovenian:
sesati
Spanish:
mamar, chupar, sorber
Swedish:
suga
Turkish:
emmek
suck2[sak]verb
to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it Example: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.
Arabic:
يَمُص
Chinese (Simplified):
噙(着)
Chinese (Traditional):
噙(著)
Czech:
cucat
Danish:
sutte
Dutch:
zuigen
Estonian:
lutsima
Finnish:
imeskellä
French:
sucer
German:
lutschen
Greek:
πιπιλίζω
Hungarian:
szopogat
Icelandic:
sjúga
Indonesian:
mengulum
Italian:
succhiare
Japanese:
しゃぶる
Korean:
빨아 먹다, 입에 넣고 빨다
Latvian:
sūkāt
Lithuanian:
čiulpti
Norwegian:
suge på
Polish:
ssać
Portuguese (Brazil):
chupar
Portuguese (Portugal):
chupar
Romanian:
a suge
Russian:
сосать
Slovak:
cmúľať
Slovenian:
sesati
Spanish:
chupar; sorber
Swedish:
suga på
Turkish:
emmek
suck3[sak]verb
to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action Example: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.
Arabic:
يَمْتَص، يَشْفُط
Chinese (Simplified):
抽,吸
Chinese (Traditional):
抽,吸
Czech:
vysát
Danish:
suge
Dutch:
zuigen
Estonian:
imema, imama
Finnish:
imaista
French:
aspirer; absorber
German:
einsaugen
Greek:
αναρροφώ, απορροφώ
Hungarian:
szív
Icelandic:
soga, sjúga
Indonesian:
mengisap
Italian:
aspirare; assorbire
Japanese:
吸いとる
Korean:
(수분 등을) 빨아 올리다
Latvian:
iesūkt; uzsūkt
Lithuanian:
siurbti
Norwegian:
suge (opp)
Polish:
wciągać, zasysać !!added noun — possanie
Portuguese (Brazil):
sugar
Portuguese (Portugal):
chupar
Romanian:
a aspira; a absorbi
Russian:
всасывать
Slovak:
vysať, vsať
Slovenian:
vsesati
Spanish:
aspirar
Swedish:
suga
Turkish:
emmek, içine çekmek
suck4[sak]verb
(American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc Example: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.
Arabic:
مُخيف، فَظيع
Chinese (Simplified):
(美)(俚)糟糕的,无聊的
Chinese (Traditional):
(美)(俚)糟糕的,無聊的
Czech:
smrdět, zavánět podrazem
Danish:
være under al kritik
Estonian:
nõme olema
Greek:
βρομάω, είμαι άθλιος, σιχαμερός
Hungarian:
ócska, lepra
Indonesian:
memuakkan
Italian:
fare schifo*
Latvian:
riebties; būt pretīgam
Lithuanian:
būti sumautam, šlamštui
Norwegian:
være helt elendig, *ubrukelig
Polish:
do kitu, *duszy
Russian:
опротиветь
Slovak:
unavovať, otráviť, nudiť
Slovenian:
biti nemogoč
Spanish:
ser una mierda; ser un rollazo (aburrido)
Swedish:
vara kass (skitdålig)
Turkish:
bir boka benzememek
suck[sak]noun
an act of sucking Example: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This Main Entry: suck Pronunciation: 's&k Function: transitive verb 1: to draw (as liquid) into the mouth through a suction force produced bymovements of the lips and tongue <sucked milk from her mother's breast> 2: to draw out by suction suckintransitive senses : to drawsomething in by or as if by exerting a suction force; especially: to draw milk from a breast or udder with the mouth
Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis?ge privet. See Honey, and Suck.] (Bot.) One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance. Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus Lonicera; as, L. Caprifolium, and L. Japonica, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds; L. Periclymenum, the fragrant woodbine of England; L. grata, the American woodbine, and L. sempervirens, the red-flowered trumpet honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is L. Xylosteum; the American, L. ciliata. The American Pinxter flower (Azalea nudiflora) is often called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name Australian honeysuckle is applied to one or more trees of the genus Banksia. See French honeysuckle, under French.
Soak\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Soaking.] [OE. soken, AS. socian to sioak, steep, fr. s?can, s?gan, to suck. See Suck.]1. To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt meat, salt fish, or the like. 2. To drench; to wet thoroughly. Their land shall be soaked with blood. --Isa. xxiv. 7. 3. To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture. 4. To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; -- often with through. The rivulet beneath soaked its way obscurely through wreaths of snow. --Sir W. Scott. 5. Fig.: To absorb; to drain. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
Suck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Sucking.] [OE. suken, souken, AS. s?can, s?gan; akin to D. zuigen, G. saugen, OHG. s?gan, Icel. s?ga, sj?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. 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. 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. 4. To draw or drain. Old ocean, sucked through the porous globe. --Thomson. 5. To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up. As waters are by whirlpools sucked and drawn. --Dryden. 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.