suck

[suhk] /sʌk/
verb (used with object)
1.
to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue:
to suck lemonade through a straw.
2.
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.
3.
to apply the lips or mouth to and draw upon by producing a partial vacuum, especially for extracting fluid contents:
to suck an orange.
4.
to put into the mouth and draw upon:
to suck one's thumb.
5.
to take into the mouth and dissolve by the action of the tongue, saliva, etc.:
to suck a piece of candy.
6.
to render or bring to a specified condition by or as if by sucking.
verb (used without object)
7.
to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, especially to draw milk from the breast.
8.
to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction.
9.
(of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.
10.
Slang. to behave in a fawning manner (usually followed by around).
11.
Slang. to be repellent or disgusting:
Poverty sucks.
noun
12.
an act or instance of sucking.
13.
a sucking force.
14.
the sound produced by sucking.
15.
that which is sucked; nourishment drawn from the breast.
16.
a small drink; sip.
17.
a whirlpool.
Verb phrases
18.
suck in, Slang. to deceive; cheat; defraud:
The confidence man sucked us all in.
19.
suck off, Slang: Vulgar. to fellate.
20.
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
21.
suck face, to engage in soul-kissing.
Origin
before 900; (v.) Middle English souken, Old English sūcan, cognate with Latin sūgere; (noun) Middle English souke act of suckling, derivative of the noun; akin to soak
Related forms
suckless, adjective
outsuck, verb (used with object)
unsucked, adjective
Examples from the web for sucks
  • The larva pierces the spider's tough skin and sucks its blood for sustenance.
  • Then it threads its proboscis into a vein in the gills and sucks the shark's blood.
  • It is not a mosquito that sucks the blood of mammals but rather one that lives off its host plant.
  • When it does, it produces a vacuum effect that sucks coastal water seaward and exposes harbor and sea floors.
  • Modern travel gives us certainty and well-defined timetables-and sucks all of the sentiment out of our departures.
  • The low pressure sucks water in, carrying the animal along with it.
  • It sucks to be called a hypocrite, which is why there's an emphasis on the else.
  • It really sucks to suggest that you shouldn't point out campus resources that might actually help the student.
  • It is true that academia sucks, but so does every other field, and that has nothing to do with this situation.
  • Extra salt is then shunted into the blood stream, which sucks up excess water into the blood, increasing volume and pressure.
British Dictionary definitions for sucks

sucks

/sʌks/
interjection (slang)
1.
an expression of disappointment
2.
an exclamation of defiance or derision (esp in the phrase yah boo sucks to you)

suck

/sʌk/
verb
1.
to draw (a liquid or other substance) into the mouth by creating a partial vacuum in the mouth
2.
to draw in (fluid, etc) by or as if by a similar action: plants suck moisture from the soil
3.
to drink milk from (a mother's breast); suckle
4.
(transitive) to extract fluid content from (a solid food): to suck a lemon
5.
(transitive) to take into the mouth and moisten, dissolve, or roll around with the tongue: to suck one's thumb
6.
(transitive; often foll by down, in, etc) to draw by using irresistible force: the whirlpool sucked him down
7.
(intransitive) (of a pump) to draw in air because of a low supply level or leaking valves, pipes, etc
8.
(transitive) to assimilate or acquire (knowledge, comfort, etc)
9.
(intransitive) (slang) to be contemptible or disgusting
10.
(informal) sucking diesel, doing very well; successful
11.
(informal) suck it and see, to try something to find out what it is, what it is like, or how it works
noun
12.
the act or an instance of sucking
13.
something that is sucked, esp milk from the mother's breast
14.
give suck to, to give (a baby or young animal) milk from the breast or udder
15.
an attracting or sucking force: the suck of the whirlpool was very strong
16.
a sound caused by sucking
See also suck in, suck off, sucks, suck up to
Derived Forms
suckless, adjective
Word Origin
Old English sūcan; related to Old Norse súga, Middle Dutch sūgen, Latin sūgere to suck, exhaust; see soak
Word Origin and History for sucks

suck

v.

Old English sucan, from PIE root *sug-/*suk- of imitative origin (cf. Old Saxon, Old High German sugan, Old Norse suga, Middle Dutch sughen, Dutch zuigen, German saugen "to suck;" Latin sugere "to suck," succus "juice, sap;" Old Irish sugim, Welsh sugno "to suck"). Meaning "do fellatio" is first recorded 1928. Slang sense of "be contemptible" first attested 1971 (the underlying notion is of fellatio). Related: Sucked; sucking. Suck eggs is from 1906. Suck hind tit "be inferior" is American English slang first recorded 1940.

Slang definitions & phrases for sucks

sub

-prefix

for forming adjectives Inferior to or imitative of what is indicated: sub–Woody Allen (1963+)