to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by or as if by suction: Plants suck moisture from the earth. The pump sucked water from the basement.
to apply the lips or mouth to and draw upon by producing a partial vacuum, especially for extracting fluid contents: to suck an orange.
to put into the mouth and draw upon: to suck one's thumb.
to take into the mouth and dissolve by the action of the tongue, saliva, etc.: to suck a piece of candy.
to render or bring to a specified condition by or as if by sucking.
Slang: Vulgar. to perform fellatio on (sometimes followed by off).
verb (used without object)
to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, especially to draw milk from the breast.
to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction.
(of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.
Slang. to be repellent or unpleasant: Poverty sucks.
Slang. to be inferior, as in quality or execution; be poor: Everyone says the show sucks. She sucks at tennis.
Slang. to behave in a fawning manner (usually followed by around).
noun
an act or instance of sucking.
a sucking force.
the sound produced by sucking.
that which is sucked; nourishment drawn from the breast.
a small drink; sip.
a whirlpool.
Verb Phrases
suck in,Slang. to deceive; cheat; defraud: The confidence man sucked us all in.
suck up,Slang. to be obsequious; toady: The workers are all sucking up to him because he's the one who decides who'll get the bonuses.
Idioms for suck
suck face, to engage in soul-kissing.
Origin of suck
First recorded before 900; (verb) Middle English souken, Old English sūcan, cognate with Latin sūgere; (noun) Middle English souke “act of suckling,” derivative of the noun; akin to soak
OTHER WORDS FROM suck
suckless,adjectiveoutsuck,verb (used with object)un·sucked,adjective
Words nearby suck
such as it is, suchlike, suchness, Su-chou, Süchow, suck, sucker, sucker bait, suckerfish, sucker list, sucker-punch