suck Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of sucking
    suction; sucking.
  2. verb 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
  3. verb draw something in by or as if by a vacuum
    • Mud was sucking at her feet
  4. verb attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.
    suck in.
    • The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad
  5. verb be inadequate or objectionable
    • this sucks!
  6. verb provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
    blow; go down on; fellate.
  7. verb take in, also metaphorically
    draw; take up; imbibe; absorb; soak up; take in; suck up; sop up.
    • The sponge absorbs water well
    • She drew strength from the minister's words
  8. verb give suck to
    wet-nurse; suckle; breastfeed; give suck; lactate; nurse.
    • The wetnurse suckled the infant
    • You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places

WordNet

Suck transitive verb
Etymology
OE. suken, souken, AS. scan, sgan; akin to D. zuigen, G. saugen, OHG. sgan, Icel. sga, sjga, Sw. suga, Dan. suge, L. sugere. Cf. Honeysuckle, Soak, Succulent, Suction.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Sucked ; present participle & verbal noun Sucking
Definitions
  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.
Suck intransitive verb
Definitions
  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.
    The crown had sucked too hard, and now, being full, was like to draw less. Bacon.
Suck noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913