suck : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: suck	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suck n the act of sucking Synonym(s): sucking, suck, suction v 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" draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet" attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad" Synonym(s): suck, suck in be inadequate or objectionable; "this sucks!" provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation Synonym(s): fellate, suck, blow, go down on take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" Synonym(s): absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" Synonym(s): breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck Antonym(s): bottlefeed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suck \Suck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sucking}.] [OE. suken, souken, AS. s[?]can, s[?]gan; akin to D. zuigen, G. saugen, OHG. s[?]gan, Icel. s[?]ga, sj[?]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. 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. 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. 4. To draw or drain. Old ocean, sucked through the porous globe. --Thomson. 5. To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up. As waters are by whirlpools sucked and drawn. --Dryden. {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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suck \Suck\, n. 1. The act of drawing with the mouth. 2. That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking; specifically, mikl drawn from the breast. --Shak. 3. A small draught. [Colloq.] --Massinger. 4. Juice; succulence. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suck \Suck\, v. i. 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or through a tube. Where the bee sucks, there suck I. --Shak. 2. To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking. 3. To draw in; to imbibe; to partake.