suck

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1. suck - Noun

2. suck - Verb

Meaning

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.

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.

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.

To draw or drain.

To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up.

To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or through a tube.

To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking.

To draw in; to imbibe; to partake.

The act of drawing with the mouth.

That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking; specifically, mikl drawn from the breast.

A small draught.

Juice; succulence.

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