Definition of 'suck'

Noun

1. the act of sucking
      Synonyms: sucking suction

Verb

1. 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"
2. draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"
3. attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
      Synonyms: suck in
4. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
      Synonyms: absorb imbibe soak up sop up suck up draw take in take up
5. give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
      Synonyms: breastfeed bottle-feed suckle nurse wet-nurse lactate give suck
      Antonyms: bottlefeed

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