Found 3 items, similar to Suck.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: suck
cucut, isap, teguk
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: suck
suck
n : the act of sucking [syn:
sucking,
suction]
suck
v 1: 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” [syn:
suck in]
4: take in, also metaphorically;
“The sponge absorbs water
well”;
“She drew strength from the minister's words” [syn:
absorb,
imbibe,
soak up,
sop up,
suck up,
draw,
take in,
take up]
5: give suck to;
“The wetnurse suckled the infant”;
“You cannot
nurse your baby in public in some places” [syn:
breastfeed,
bottle-feed,
suckle,
nurse,
wet-nurse,
lactate,
give suck] [ant:
bottlefeed]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Suck
Suck
\Suck\ (s[u^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Sucked (s[u^]kt); p.
pr. & vb. n.
Sucking.] [OE. suken, souken, AS. s[=u]can,
s[=u]gan; akin to D. zuigen, G. saugen, OHG. s[=u]gan, Icel.
s[=u]ga, sj[=u]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.
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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.
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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.
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4. To draw or drain.
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Old ocean, sucked through the porous globe.
--Thomson.
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5. To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up.
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As waters are by whirlpools sucked and drawn.
--Dryden.
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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.
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Suck
\Suck\, v. i.
1. To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with
the mouth, or through a tube.
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Where the bee sucks, there suck I. --Shak.
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2. To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the
young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking.
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3. To draw in; to imbibe; to partake.
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The crown had sucked too hard, and now, being full,
was like to draw less. --Bacon.
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4. To be objectionable, of very poor quality, or offensive;
as, telemarketing calls really suck; he's a good actor,
but his singing sucks. [Colloq.]
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Suck
\Suck\, n.
1. The act of drawing with the mouth.
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2. That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking;
specifically, mikl drawn from the breast. --Shak.
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3. A small draught. [Colloq.] --Massinger.
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4. Juice; succulence. [Obs.]
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