suck

/sʌk/
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suck

A baby sucks on a bottle of milk.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To draw liquid or air into the mouth by creating a vacuum: This is the primary physical action of using the lips and mouth to pull something in.
    • To draw something in by or as if by a vacuum: This extends the meaning to include any powerful pulling force.
    • To be very bad, unpleasant, or disappointing: A common informal and slang usage meaning something is of poor quality or objectionable.
    • To provide nourishment by breastfeeding: A specific use meaning to nurse an infant.

  2. Noun:

    • The act or an instance of sucking: Refers to the physical action itself.
    • A drawing force or influence: Refers to a powerful pull.
Usage and Examples

  • Verb (Physical Action):

    • The baby will suck milk from the bottle.
    • He likes to suck on a mint.
    • The vacuum cleaner sucks up dirt from the carpet.

  • Verb (Metaphorical Pull):

    • The strong current sucked the boat into the whirlpool.
    • The scandal sucked the entire company into a crisis.

  • Verb (Slang: To be bad):

    • This movie really sucks.
    • I lost my keys. It sucks!

  • Verb (To breastfeed):

    • The mother *suckled* her newborn.* (Note: 'Suckle' is a more formal variant for this meaning).

  • Noun:

    • He took a long suck from his juice box.
    • The suck of the quicksand was terrifying.
Advanced Usage and Nuances

  • "suck it up": An informal phrasal verb meaning to endure an unpleasant situation without complaining.

    • I know you're tired, but you have to suck it up and finish the job.

  • "suck the life out of": An idiom meaning to drain energy, joy, or vitality from someone or something.

    • His negative attitude sucks the life out of the whole team.

  • "suck up to (someone)": A phrasal verb meaning to flatter or be obsequious toward someone, usually to gain favor.

    • He's always sucking up to the boss.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sucker (n): Can mean a person easily deceived, a lollipop, or a part of an animal/plant that draws nourishment.
  • Suckle (v): A more formal term for an infant or young animal feeding from the breast.
  • Sucky (adj, informal): Of poor quality; bad.
    • We had a sucky day at the amusement park because it rained.
Synonyms
  • Draw in / Pull in: For the physical action of pulling.
  • Absorb / Imbibe: For taking in knowledge or liquid.
  • Be terrible / Stink: For the slang meaning of being bad.
Phrasal Verbs
  • Suck in: To involve someone or something, often unwillingly.
    • Don't get sucked into their argument.
  • Suck out: To remove by sucking.
    • The doctor had to suck out the venom.
Idioms
  • Teach your grandmother to suck eggs: To offer unnecessary advice to someone who is already an expert.
  • Suck and see (British, informal): To try something to see if it works or if you like it.
suck

A baby sucks on a bottle of milk.

Noun
  1. the act of sucking
Verb
  1. give suck to
    • The wetnurse suckled the infant
    • You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
  2. take in, also metaphorically
    • The sponge absorbs water well
    • She drew strength from the minister's words
  3. provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
  4. be inadequate or objectionable
    • this sucks!
  5. attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.
    • The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad
  6. draw something in by or as if by a vacuum
    • Mud was sucking at her feet
  7. 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

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