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suck BrE / sʌk /  NAmE / sʌk / Native audio playback is not supported. suck(verb)BrE / sʌk /  NAmE / sʌk / to take liquid, air, etc. into your mouth by using the muscles of your lipsto suck the juice from an orangeShe was noisily sucking up milk through a straw.He sucked the blood from a cut on his finger.to keep something in your mouth and pull on it with your lips and tongueThe baby sucked at its mother's breast.She sucked on a mint.She sucked a mint.Stop sucking your thumb!to take liquid, air, etc. out of somethingThe pump sucks air out through the valve.Greenfly can literally suck a plant dry.to pull somebody/something with great force in a particular directionThe canoe was sucked down into the whirlpool.The mud had sucked him in up to his waist.used to say that something is very badcompare rockhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rock_2Their new CD sucks.to get from somebody/something all the money, help, information, etc. they have, usually giving nothing in returnBy earning millions from racing and giving pennies back, the bookmakers are sucking the sport dry.used to say that the only way to know if something is suitable is to try itto accept something bad and deal with it well, controlling your emotionsto tell or show somebody how to do something that they can already do well, and probably better than you canExtra ExamplesHe sucked at the wound on his hand.She sucked away on her thumb.The baby sucked on her bottle.The machine sucks up mud and stones from the bottom of the pond.He sucked a mint.He was sucking the juice from an orange.The baby sucked at its mother’s breast.Verb Formspresent simple I / you / we / they suckhe / she / it suckspast simple suckedpast participle sucked-ing form suckingWord OriginOld English sūcan (verb), from an Indo-European imitative root; related to soak.

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(verb) to suck the juice from an orangeshe was noisily sucking up milk through a straw.he sucked the blood from a cut on his finger.the baby sucked at its mother's breast. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=suck This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	suck
WordType	(verb)
Phonetic	BrE / sʌk / NAmE / sʌk /
Example	to suck the juice from an orange she was noisily sucking up milk through a straw. he sucked the blood from a cut on his finger. the baby sucked at its mother's breast.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=suck
Content	suck (verb)BrE / sʌk / NAmE / sʌk / to take liquid, air, etc. into your mouth by using the muscles of your lips to suck the juice from an orange She was noisily sucking up milk through a straw. He sucked the blood from a cut on his finger. to keep something in your mouth and pull on it with your lips and tongue The baby sucked at its mother's breast. She sucked on a mint. She sucked a mint. Stop sucking your thumb! to take liquid, air, etc. out of something The pump sucks air out through the valve. Greenfly can literally suck a plant dry. to pull somebody/something with great force in a particular direction The canoe was sucked down into the whirlpool. The mud had sucked him in up to his waist. used to say that something is very bad compare rock https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rock_2 Their new CD sucks. to get from somebody/something all the money, help, information, etc. they have, usually giving nothing in return By earning millions from racing and giving pennies back, the bookmakers are sucking the sport dry. used to say that the only way to know if something is suitable is to try it to accept something bad and deal with it well, controlling your emotions to tell or show somebody how to do something that they can already do well, and probably better than you can Extra Examples He sucked at the wound on his hand. She sucked away on her thumb. The baby sucked on her bottle. The machine sucks up mud and stones from the bottom of the pond. He sucked a mint. He was sucking the juice from an orange. The baby sucked at its mother’s breast. Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they suck he / she / it sucks past simple sucked past participle sucked -ing form sucking Word Origin Old English sūcan (verb), from an Indo-European imitative root; related to soak.
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