Verbsucking milk through a straw a toddler sucking his thumb She just sucked her teeth and stared. She sucked on an orange slice. I sucked a cough drop. The tide almost sucked us out to sea. The boat was sucked under the water in the storm. These plants suck moisture from the soil. The fan sucks smoke from the air. a vacuum cleaner that sucks up water as well as dirt Noun He took a suck on his pipe. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
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These apps are designed to suck you in and keep you spending more time on them. Annie Lane, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022 These apps are designed to suck you in and keep you spending more time on them. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022 Instead of wasting time trying to pick up crumbs with a cloth, try the vacuum brush attachment to suck them up at the snap of a button. Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022 No matter how much the drama tries to suck you in, do your best to resist the pull.Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2022 If anything, the party is doubling down on it and simply demanding, as ever, that the disenchanted suck it up and loyally Vote Blue anyway. Ed Burmila, The New Republic, 15 June 2022 What those women didn’t know, however, was that Wedgeworth’s profile and generous offer were a tool to suck them in — and then steal their money, according to investigators. Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 Her agent at the time told her to suck it up and stay.New York Times, 5 May 2022 Currently, dredging boats suck up sediment along the coast and filter out the sand, which is then brought back onshore.WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022
Noun
Maybe that explains one of the Washington women’s rowing team’s mottos this year: Embrace the suck. Matt Calkins, The Seattle Times, 29 May 2017 While these are technically DOT legal, FCA points out that the meats wear quickly on the highway, suck in the rain, and should not, under any circumstances, be used in any way, shape, or form at temperatures below 15 degrees Fahrenheit. Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 23 June 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English suken, from Old English sūcan; akin to Old High German sūgan to suck, Latin sugere