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suck up
suck S0860900 (sŭk)v. sucked, suck·ing, sucks v.tr.1. a. To draw (liquid) into the mouth by movements of the tongue and lips that create suction.b. To draw a liquid into the mouth through or from: a baby sucking a bottle.c. To hold, moisten, or maneuver (a sweet, for example) in the mouth, especially in creating suction.2. a. To draw in by establishing a partial vacuum: a cleaning device that sucks up dirt; sucked air into his lungs.b. To draw in a current in a fluid: debris that got sucked into the drain.c. To cause to be involved or engaged in something: teenagers who are sucked into a life of crime.3. Vulgar Slang To perform fellatio on.v.intr.1. To move the tongue and lips to create suction: sucked on a straw.2. To draw something in by suction: The pump started to suck.3. To draw nourishment from a breast or teat; suckle.4. To make a sound caused by suction.5. Slang a. To be highly unpleasant or disagreeable: This job sucks.b. To be of poor or inferior quality: The acting in that movie sucked.c. To be inept: I suck at math.n.1. The act or sound of sucking: gave the straw a suck.2. Suction.Phrasal Verbs: suck in To take advantage of; cheat; swindle: We really got sucked in by that offer. suck up Slang To behave obsequiously; fawn: sucking up to their rich relations.Idiom: suck it up Slang To accept and deal with something one finds unpleasant.
[Middle English suken, from Old English sūcan; see seuə- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  suck up - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"imbibe, soak up, sop up, absorb, suck, take up, take in, drawmop, mop up, wipe up - to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"blot - dry (ink) with blotting papersponge up - absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the counter" | | 2. | suck up - ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"cotton up, cozy up, shine up, sidle up, play upingratiate - gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts | | 3. |  suck up - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"bootlick, kotow, toady, truckle, kowtow, fawnblandish, flatter - praise somewhat dishonestlycourt favor, court favour, curry favor, curry favour - seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates" |
suckverbTo draw in so that extrication is difficult:catch up, embrangle, embroil, implicate, involve, mix up.phrasal verb
suck upSlang. To support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior:bootlick, cringe, fawn, grovel, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle.Informal: apple-polish, brownnose, cotton.Idioms: curry favor, dance attendance, kiss someone's feet, lick someone's boots.Translationssuck up
suck up1. verb To draw something upward or into something through the use of suction. A noun or pronoun can be used between "suck" and "up." A vacuum cleaner uses an air pump to expel air out from the rear, and it's this low internal air pressure that allows it to suck up dirt and small objects. Just suck the rest of the soda up through the straw.2. verb By extension, to gather, collect, or draw in a great amount of people or things, especially very quickly, eagerly, or zealously. A noun or pronoun can be used between "suck" and "up." We'll need to suck up as many talented people as we can to get this project off to a good start. The giant company has been sucking up all our business ever since it opened last fall. She spends her nights in the library, sucking as much information up as she can.3. verb, slang To habitually offer flattery in the hope of gaining favor; to behave sycophantically. Stop sucking up to try to get an A. Just study like everyone else.4. noun, slang A person who habitually offers flattery in the hope of gaining favor; a sycophant. In this usage, the phrase is usually hyphenated or spelled as one word. Billy is always complimenting the teacher on her hair. What a suck-up.See also: suck, upsuck something upto pick something up by suction, as with a vacuum cleaner, or through a straw. Will this vacuum suck all this dirt up? The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt.See also: suck, upsuck upv.1. To draw or pull something in by or as if by suction: I sucked up the soda through a straw. There was a lot of dirt on the floor, but the vacuum cleaner sucked it up quickly.2. Slang To suppress some pain or emotion: I thought that job was beneath me, but I really needed the money, so I sucked up my pride and accepted it. I know the pain you're feeling is intense, but you have to suck it up until we get to the hospital!3. Slang suck up to To behave obsequiously; fawn: I was unable to ask any good questions in class without my peers saying that I was sucking up to the teacher.See also: suck, upsuck something up verbSee suckSee also: something, suck, upEncyclopediaSeeSuckMedicalSeesucksuck up
Synonyms for suck upverb take in, also metaphoricallySynonyms- imbibe
- soak up
- sop up
- absorb
- suck
- take up
- take in
- draw
Related Words- mop
- mop up
- wipe up
- blot
- sponge up
verb ingratiate oneself toSynonyms- cotton up
- cozy up
- shine up
- sidle up
- play up
Related Wordsverb try to gain favor by cringing or flatteringSynonyms- bootlick
- kotow
- toady
- truckle
- kowtow
- fawn
Related Words- blandish
- flatter
- court favor
- court favour
- curry favor
- curry favour
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