suck
Pull with mouth
To suck is to draw liquid or air into the mouth: The baby sucked milk from the bottle.
Suck the juice through a straw.
Suck extends to anything that draws inward: The vacuum sucked up the dirt.
The whirlpool sucked the boat under.
In slang, suck means to be bad or disappointing: This movie sucks.
Mondays suck.
This sense likely derives from vulgar phrases, but it's become so mainstream many don't register the origin.
To suck up is to flatter obsequiously.
To suck it up is to endure hardship without complaining.
Medical caretaking profession
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- pacifierInfant sucking device
- thumbShort opposable digit
- lollipopConfection on a stick
straw · slurp · sip · latch · nipple · bottle · sippy cup · popsicle
Extremely poor or distressing
lame · disappointing · crappy · pathetic · subpar · lackluster · miserable · rotten
Liquid transfer tube
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- draw outExtract or extend
leech · plumbing · pipe · outflow · drainage · expel · remove · deplete
Blood-feeding aquatic worm
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- moochObtain by begging
- freeloaderOne exploiting others' generosity
- drainChannel for wastewater
bleed dry · exploit · sponge · vampire · opportunist · user · take advantage · milk
Rotating water formation
- vortexRotating fluid column
- quicksandYielding, engulfing sediment
- undertowSubsurface seaward current
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
eddy · pull down · swallow · engulf · current · riptide · trap · spiral
nursing
Medical caretaking profession
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- pacifierInfant sucking device
- thumbShort opposable digit
lollipop · straw · slurp · sip · latch · nipple · bottle · sippy cup · popsicle · candy
terrible
Extremely poor or distressing
blow · lame · disappointing · crappy · pathetic · subpar · lackluster · miserable · rotten · dreadful
siphon
Liquid transfer tube
draw out · leech · plumbing · pipe · outflow · drainage · expel · remove · deplete · tap
leech
Blood-feeding aquatic worm
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- moochObtain by begging
- freeloaderOne exploiting others' generosity
drain · bleed dry · exploit · sponge · vampire · opportunist · user · take advantage · milk · squeeze
whirlpool
Rotating water formation
maelstrom · eddy · pull down · swallow · engulf · current · riptide · trap · spiral · consume
hoover
Clean with suction machine
bagless · cordless · cleaner · nozzle · carpet · attachments · canister · upright · HEPA · cyclonic
breath
Air taken in
lungful · draw in · pull in · wheeze · respiration · oxygen · inhalation · puff · snort
- sucking upObsequious behavior toward superiors
- suck it upEndure without complaint
- suck upFlatter for advantage
- sucks the air out ofRemoves all vitality from
- suction cupVacuum-based adhesive disc
- sucker punchUnanticipated strike without warning
sucker, succulent, suction, sucking, suckers, suckle, sucked, succor, sucks