suck

v., sucked, suck·ing, sucks.

v.tr.

1. To draw (liquid) into the mouth by movements of the tongue and lips that create suction.
2. 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 verbs:

suck in

1. To take advantage of; cheat; swindle.

suck up Slang.

1. To behave obsequiously; fawn.

[Middle English suken, from Old English sūcan.]

also suck up

verb

To draw in so that extrication is difficult: catch up, embrangle, embroil, implicate, involve, mix up. See free/unfree, participate/abstain.

phrasal verb - suck up

To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior: bootlick, cringe, fawn, grovel, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle. Informal apple-polish, brownnose, cotton. Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots. See over/under.

A mouth

Sucking is an instinctive act of seeking nurturance. A dream about sucking can relate to childhood feelings of being nurtured or of being dependent. There are also numerous slang usages of this term, including advice to "suck it up" and "sucking up" to someone in authority.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - suge, udsuge, drikke, die, patte, sutte
v. intr. - suge, ddrikke, die, patte, sutte
n. - sugen, lille tår, slurk
int. - bæh! bræandt af!

idioms:

• suck up    opsuge

Nederlands (Dutch)
zuigen, sabbelen, uitzuigen, oplichten, adem inhouden

Français (French)
v. tr. - aspirer, sucer, téter, suçoter, entraîner (qn)
v. intr. - téter, sucer, tirer sur, (US) être de la foutaise
n. - action de sucer, tétée
int. - (US) c'est nul (excl), (US) c'est de la foutaise (excl)

idioms:

• suck in    engloutir, aspirer, tricher, escroquer, tirer profit de
• suck it and see    c'est à voir
• suck up    faire de la lèche, pomper (un liquide), aspirer (des saletés)

Deutsch (German)
v. - saugen, lutschen, täuschen
n. - Saugen, leicht zu täuschende Person, junges Säugetier
int. - Trottel!

idioms:

• suck in    einsaugen, Vorteil ziehen aus
• suck it and see    probieren geht Über studieren
• suck up    aufsaugen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (αναρ)ροφώ, ρουφώ, απομυζώ, πιπιλίζω, θηλάζω
n. - αναρρόφηση, θηλασμός, βύζαγμα, ρουφηξιά, πιπίλισμα

idioms:

• suck up    ρουφώ, γλείφω (κάποιον)

Italiano (Italian)
succhiare

idioms:

• suck up    aspirare, leccare i piedi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - chupar
n. - chupada (f)

idioms:

• suck up    absorver

Русский (Russian)
сосать, всасывать, впитывать, заискивать, сосание, всасывание, небольшой глоток, материнское молоко

idioms:

• suck up    всасывать, подлизываться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aspirar, sorber, chupar, succionar, mamar, absorber
v. intr. - aspirar, sorber, chupar, succionar, mamar, absorber
n. - succión, chupada, mamada, tetada

idioms:

• suck in    engañar, defraudar, aprovecharse de
• suck it and see    la única forma de saberlo es probando
• suck up    absorber, hacer la pelotilla, dar coba

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - suga, suga i sig, suga upp, suga ur, dra in i, blanda in
n. - sug, sugning, sugljud, klunk, slurk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吸, 吸入, 吮, 吸奶, 吮吸, 很烂!

idioms:

• suck up    吸收

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 吸, 吸入, 吮
v. intr. - 吸, 吸奶
n. - 吸, 吮吸, 吸入
int. - 很爛!

idioms:

• suck up    吸收

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 빨다, 핥다, ~상태로 하다
v. intr. - (담배 등을) 빨다, 들이마시다, 빌붙다
n. - 빨아 들임, 감아 들임, 한번 빨기
int. - 통쾌하군

idioms:

• suck up    빨아올리다, 흡수하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 吸う, 乳を吸う, しゃぶる, くわえる, 飲み込む, 吸い込む, 吸収する
n. - 吸うこと, ひと口

idioms:

• suck up    吸い上げる, 吸収する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمص , يرضع (الاسم) مص , رضاعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ינק, מצץ, בלע, סחף‬
v. intr. - ‮ינק, מצץ, השמיע קול מציצה או גירגור‬
n. - ‮יניקה, מציצה‬
int. - ‮כיטוי של אכזבה, זלזול או שמחה לאיד‬

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