Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To draw (liquid) into the mouth by movements of the tongue and lips that create suction.
- intransitive verb To draw a liquid into the mouth through or from.
- intransitive verb To hold, moisten, or maneuver (a sweet, for example) in the mouth, especially in creating suction.
- intransitive verb To draw in by establishing a partial vacuum.
- intransitive verb To draw in a current in a fluid.
- intransitive verb To caused to be involved or engaged in something.
- intransitive verb Vulgar Slang To perform fellatio on.
- intransitive verb To move the tongue and lips to create suction.
- intransitive verb To draw something in by suction.
- intransitive verb To draw nourishment from a breast or teat; suckle.
- intransitive verb To make a sound caused by suction.
- intransitive verb To be highly unpleasant or disagreeable.
- intransitive verb To be of poor or inferior quality.
- intransitive verb To be inept.
- noun The act or sound of sucking.
- noun Suction.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Suction by the mouth or in any way; the act of sucking; a sucking force.
- noun Nourishment drawn from the breast.
- noun A small draught.
- noun Rum or liquor of some kind.
- noun Same as
sucket , 1. - noun Juice; succulence.
- To draw into the mouth by action of the lips and tongue which produces a partial vacuum.
- To draw something from with the mouth; specifically, to draw milk from.
- To draw in or imbibe by any process; inhale; absorb: usually with in, out, away, etc.: as, to
suck in air; a sponge sucks in water. - To draw or drain.
- To draw in, as a whirlpool; swallow up; in-gulf.
- To draw in or obtain by fraudulent devices; soak.
- To cheat; deceive; take in.
- To draw fluid into the mouth; draw by producing a vacuum, as with a tube.
- To draw milk from a teat: said of the young of a mammal.
- To draw air when the water is low or the valve imperfect: said of a pump.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or through a tube.
- intransitive verb To draw milk from the breast or udder.
- intransitive verb To draw in; to imbibe; to partake.
- intransitive verb colloq. To be objectionable, of very poor quality, or offensive.
- noun The act of drawing with the mouth.
- noun That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking; specifically, mikl drawn from the breast.
- noun colloq. A small draught.
- noun obsolete Juice; succulence.
- transitive verb To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or apply force to, by exhausting the air.
- transitive verb To draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; ; specifically, to draw milk from (the mother, the breast, etc.) with the mouth.
- transitive verb To draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking; to inhale; to absorb.
- transitive verb To draw or drain.
- transitive verb To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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_Plosh, plosh, suck, suck_ of the elephants 'feet went on in the same monotonous way.
Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris George Manville Fenn 1870
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There's a helephant coming, and you can hear the _suck, suck, suck_ of his feet in the mud plainer and plainer.
Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris George Manville Fenn 1870
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I introduced the typists to what I called the suck-it-and-see approach to finding things out on the computer and was met with looks of horror.
unknown title 2009
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Ironic that my single-biggest time-suck is Lifehacker, and you're helping me browse less.
MinutesPlease Boosts Your Browsing Self-Control | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Unlike many liberals who suck from the government tit, I have not only one job but two, and in fact have partnered in several other endeavors some of which have been successful and some not so (it is called entrepreneurship).
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Now it is ready to once again suck the water out of more hapless slugs.
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I think the reason that I am not cooler is that coolness is finite and people like Justin suck up more than their fair share.
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Alec is a Great actor, but while he is a great actor his politics just plain suck, as do alot of other actors views.
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The Republicans in California and Texas are envious of red states like Alabama, Alabama, South Carolina, Kentucky, ect., whose Republican run governments suck from the teat of the federal government.
Think Progress » Gov. Perry wants to bring California’s budget misery to Texas. 2010
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I mean come on labels suck is the gist of your argument, but I hear Olmos touting Latinos regularly, and guess what.
chained_bear commented on the word suck
I added this to skipvia's free association list (click here) but I think I might be playing wrong... The reason I added it is because I hate sports. "Suck" is the first thing I thought of when I read "baseball cards."
February 5, 2008
smrtrthnu commented on the word suck
the first thing that enters one's mind when the word is mentioned is usually oral sex.
October 17, 2008
mollusque commented on the word suck
I usually think of the alternative to the theory of gravity.
October 17, 2008
bilby commented on the word suck
Lately it brings to mind 'the Nutsucker', a large machine used by hazelnut farmers to hoover up nuts from under the trees.
"Boy, can this thing really suck nuts! It also picks up twigs and leaves which then have to be removed manually."
- interview with hazelnut farm manager on ABC Radio National, 17 October 2008.
October 17, 2008
reesetee commented on the word suck
I think of vacuum cleaners.
October 17, 2008
frindley commented on the word suck
Me too. My most common use of the word (other than the negative "that sucks") is when talking about my favourite brand of dustbuster, which not only has an amazing battery life but also "plenty of suck".
October 17, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word suck
I think of vacuum cleaners too, actually. I wonder if that's gender-related...?
October 17, 2008
reesetee commented on the word suck
I used to call my brand-new (now not-so-new) vacuum cleaner the SuckMaster 3000. Boy, does it ever suck.
October 17, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word suck
How timely. I need to get a new vacuum, and very soon. Maybe I'll look for a SuckMaster 3000.
This conversation reminds me of a certain cartoon... *goes to look for it*
Edit: Here it is.
October 17, 2008
dontcry commented on the word suck
I think of something/someone really bad, not good, sub-par, crappy, etc.
October 17, 2008
reesetee commented on the word suck
C_b, that cartoonist has done a whole series of wordplays like that. *runs off to find more*
October 17, 2008
yarb commented on the word suck
Well, I think of oral sex.
October 17, 2008
asativum commented on the word suck
I usually think of oral sex (when I hear the word suck, that is). But sometimes I think of Ross Perot. Which is just disturbing.
October 18, 2008
skipvia commented on the word suck
No argument here, Asa...
October 18, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word suck
Sometimes, after vacuums, I think of Lady Macbeth.
Is that weird?
October 18, 2008
arcadia commented on the word suck
Vampires and abortions.
October 18, 2008
gangerh commented on the word suck
I am reminded of the comment heard of an ante-tooth baby - "He doesn't bite, but he's got a nasty suck".
October 18, 2008
plethora commented on the word suck
Not at all, c_b. Lady Macbeth is teh alsome. I can see why she'd stick in your mind.
October 18, 2008
trailingedge commented on the word suck
Interesting. The females associate suck with vacuum cleaners & the guys with oral sex.
But then guys tend to associate most everything with sex including vacuum cleaners.
October 19, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the word suck
"Remember: if the world did not suck, we would all fall off."
--posted in a coworker's cubicle
October 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word suck
You're assuming you know everyone's gender here, trailingedge! :) Also... I won't ask where Lady Macbeth fits in. Maybe I'm androgynous.
October 19, 2008
trailingedge commented on the word suck
Good point chained_bear.
October 19, 2008
reesetee commented on the word suck
Thank you, c_b, for pointing that out.
October 20, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word suck
"I was a baby when I learned to suck
But you have raised it to an art form."
—Barenaked Ladies, "Wind It Up"
February 26, 2009