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suck⋅ing

  [suhk-ing]
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–adjective
1. not weaned.
2. very young.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME souking(e), OE sūcende; see suck, -ing 2

suck

  [suhk]
–verb (used with object)
1. to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
2. to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by or as if by suction: Plants suck moisture from the earth. The pump sucked water from the basement.
3. to apply the lips or mouth to and draw upon by producing a partial vacuum, esp. for extracting fluid contents: to suck an orange.
4. to put into the mouth and draw upon: to suck one's thumb.
5. to take into the mouth and dissolve by the action of the tongue, saliva, etc.: to suck a piece of candy.
6. to render or bring to a specified condition by or as if by sucking.
–verb (used without object)
7. to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, esp. to draw milk from the breast.
8. to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction.
9. (of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.
10. Slang. to behave in a fawning manner (usually fol. by around).
11. Slang. to be repellent or disgusting: Poverty sucks.
–noun
12. an act or instance of sucking.
13. a sucking force.
14. the sound produced by sucking.
15. that which is sucked; nourishment drawn from the breast.
16. a small drink; sip.
17. a whirlpool.
—Verb phrases
18. suck in, Slang. to deceive; cheat; defraud: The confidence man sucked us all in.
19. suck off, Slang: Vulgar. to fellate.
20. suck up, Slang. to be obsequious; toady: The workers are all sucking up to him because he's the one who decides who'll get the bonuses.
—Idiom
21. suck face, to engage in soul-kissing.
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME souken, OE sūcan, c. L sūgere; (n.) ME souke act of suckling, deriv. of the n.; akin to soak

Related forms:
suckless, adjective
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suck   (sŭk)   
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 inTo 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.]
suck·ing   (sŭk'ĭng)   
adj.  Not yet weaned.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
suck

  1. n.
    and suction. liquor; wine; beer; strong drink. : How about a little glass of suck before we leave?
  2. tv.
    and suck. sth up to drink beer or liquor. : Yeah, I'll suck one up with ya.
  3. in.
    [for someone or something] to be bad or undesirable. : This movie sucks!
  4. n.
    and suction. influence. : He thinks he has suck, but he's just a pain in the neck.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

suck 
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

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 suck intransitive 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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Encyclopedia

sucking

drawing of fluids into the mouth by creating a vacuum pressure in the oral cavity. Mammalian infants rely on this method of food ingestion until they are capable of eating more solid substances. A partial vacuum is created in the oral cavity by retracting the tongue to the back of the mouth. The rear portion of the tongue seals against the roof of the mouth, allowing liquids to be drawn into the front region. When the oral cavity is full, the tongue relaxes, and fluids flow back to the throat to be swallowed.

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