Definition of suck

"suck" in the noun sense

1. sucking, suck, suction

the act of sucking

"suck" in the verb sense

1. suck

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. suck

draw something in by or as if by a vacuum

"Mud was sucking at her feet"

3. suck, suck in

attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.

"The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"

4. suck, blow

be inadequate or objectionable

"this sucks!"

"this blows!"

5. fellate, suck, blow, go down on

provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

6. absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up

take in, also metaphorically

"The sponge absorbs water well"

"She drew strength from the minister's words"

7. breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck

give suck to

"The wetnurse suckled the infant"

"You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

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Quotations for suck

Teach your grannum to suck eggs. [ Proverb ]

I can suck melancholy out of a song. [ William Shakespeare ]

Root away
The noisome weeds, which without profit suck
The soil's fertility from wholesome flowers. [ Rich. II ]

Drones suck not eagles' blood, but rob beehives. [ William Shakespeare ]

Like lambs, you do nothing but suck and wag your tail. [ Proverb ]

As wise as Waltham's calf, that ran nine miles to suck a bull. [ Proverb ]

Children suck the mother when they are young, and the father when grown up. [ Proverb ]

I have given suck, and know how tender it is to love the babe that milks me. [ William Shakespeare ]

Familiarities are the aphides that imperceptibly suck out the juice intended for the germ of love. [ Landor ]

If the deepest and best affections which God has given us sometimes brood over the heart like doves of peace, - they sometimes suck out our life-blood like vampires. [ Mrs. Jameson ]

suck in Scrabble®

The word suck is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

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suck in Words With Friends™

The word suck is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

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Words within the letters of suck

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Longer words containing suck

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