Suck In (Verb)
Meaning 1
Take up as if with a sponge.
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- The dry soil suckled the moisture in quickly after weeks of drought.
- Her skin seemed to suck in the warm sunshine and glow with renewed vitality.
- The paint suckled water from the walls so quickly that we had to mix another batch almost immediately.
- During the dry season, the trees suck in moisture from the roots deep beneath the ground.
- Empty cartridges suck in oil to the correct level immediately after filling.
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Meaning 2
Attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- The high salaries sucked in many applicants for the prestigious job.
- A lucrative pension scheme sucked many workers in from the private sector.
- The attractive tourist destination sucked in millions of travelers each year.
- A recent discovery sucked in several scientists to study its unique properties.
- The appealing nature of the new technology sucked many investors in.
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Meaning 3
Draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- To look slimmer, she had to suck in her stomach for the photoshoot.
- He was instructed to suck in his cheeks and say 'ahh'.
- When taking the military uniform, the recruit sucked in to fasten the last button of his trousers.
- She had to suck in her breath and calm down to avoid making things worse.
- The musician sucked in his stomach to put the strap of his guitar more comfortably around him.