Definition: Suck

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Posted by Cheryl (12.36.128.30) on March 22, 2001 at 09:36:14:

Main Entry: 1suck
Pronunciation: 's&k
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English suken, from Old English sucan; akin to Old
High German sugan to suck, Latin sugere
Date: before 12th century
transitive senses
1 a : to draw (as liquid) into the mouth through a suction force
produced by movements of the lips and tongue mother's breast> b : to draw something from or consume by such
movements c : to apply the mouth
to in order to or as if to suck out a liquid
2 a : to draw by or as if by suction sand from under your feet -- Kenneth Brower> into the... intrigue -- Martin Levin> b : to take in and consume by or as
if by suction beers> -- Michael Knight>
intransitive senses
1 : to draw something in by or as if by exerting a suction force;
especially : to draw milk from a breast or udder with the mouth
2 : to make a sound or motion associated with or caused by suction
resting on his paws -- Virginia Woolf>
3 : to act in an obsequious manner candidates come sucking around -- W. G. Hardy> boss>
4 slang : to be objectionable or inadequate Playboy>