What is the meaning of suck?

noun

verb

  • Draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth.
    • usage: "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.
    • usage: "Mud was sucking at her feet"
  • Attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc..
    • usage: "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
  • Be inadequate or objectionable.
    • usage: "this sucks"
  • Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation.
  • Take in, also metaphorically.
    • usage: "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
  • Give suck to.
    • usage: "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
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