Suck: meaning, definitions and examples

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suck

[ sʌk ]

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action

To draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lips and mouth to make a partial vacuum, which sucks in and carries along a liquid or solid substance.

Synonyms

draw, inhale, pull

Examples of usage

The baby sucked on her pacifier for comfort.
The vacuum cleaner sucks up dirt and debris from the floor.

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quality

To be very bad or unpleasant.

Synonyms

be awful, be dreadful, be terrible

Examples of usage

The movie really sucked, we walked out halfway through.
The service at that restaurant sucks, I won't be going back.

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slang

A disappointing or contemptible person.

Synonyms

loser, slacker, whiner

Examples of usage

Don't be a suck, help out with the project.
He's such a suck, always whining about everything.

Translations

Translations of the word "suck" in other languages:

🇵🇹 chupar

🇮🇳 चूसना (choosna)

🇩🇪 saugen

🇮🇩 mengisap

🇺🇦 смоктати

🇵🇱 ssać

🇯🇵 吸う (suu)

🇫🇷 sucer

🇪🇸 chupar

🇹🇷 emmek

🇰🇷 빨다 (ppalda)

🇸🇦 يمتص (yamtaṣ)

🇨🇿 sát

🇸🇰 sať

🇨🇳 吸 (xī)

🇸🇮 sesati

🇮🇸 sjúga

🇰🇿 сору

🇬🇪 მოწოვება (motsoveba)

🇦🇿 sormaq

🇲🇽 chupar

Word origin

The word 'suck' originated in Middle English, possibly from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German. It has been used in various contexts over the centuries, evolving to encompass both literal and figurative meanings. The slang usage to describe something as being of poor quality or displeasing likely emerged in American English in the 1970s.

See also: sucker, sucking, suckle, suckling.