Suck (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be inadequate or objectionable; "this sucks!"; "this blows!".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 2
Give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 3
Attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad".
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Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
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Meaning 4
Take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 6
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".
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Verbs of eating and drinking.
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Meaning 7
Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation.
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The pornographic film depicted the actress being asked to suck the man's penis.
- Her boyfriend insisted that she learn to suck his penis during their encounter.
- The sex manual provided explicit instructions on how to suck a man to an orgasm.
- As she went down on him, she began to suck harder to increase his pleasure.
- The prostitute offered to suck her client's penis for an additional fee.