suck

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Noun

1. An instance of drawing something into one's lungs by inhaling or into one's mouth by suction.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[milk|Milk]] drawn from the [[breast]].
3. An [[indrawing]] of [[gas]] or [[liquid]] caused by [[suction]].
4. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The ability to suck; suction.
5. A part of a [[river]] towards which strong [[current]]s [[converge]] making [[navigation]] difficult.
6. {{lb|en|Canada}} A [[weak]], [[self-pitying]] person; a person who refuses to [[go along]] with others, especially out of [[spite]]; a [[crybaby]] or [[sore loser]].
7. A [[sycophant]], especially a [[child]].
8. {{lb|en|slang|dated}} A short [[drink]], especially a [[dram]] of [[spirits]].
9. {{lb|en|vulgar}} An act of [[fellatio]].
10. {{lb|en|chiefly|US|Canada|slang|uncountable|sometimes|_|considered|_|vulgar}} Badness or mediocrity.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To use the [[mouth]] and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially [[milk]] from the breast). {{defdate|from 9th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To perform such an action; to feed from a [[breast]] or [[teat]]. {{defdate|from 11th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To put the [[mouth]] or [[lips]] to (a breast, a parent etc.) to draw in milk. {{defdate|from 11th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[extract]], draw in (a substance) from or out of something. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|transitive|archaic}} To [[inhale]] (air), to [[draw]] ([[breath]]).
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To work the [[lip]]s and [[tongue]] on (an object) to extract [[moisture]] or [[nourishment]]; to absorb (something) in the mouth. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[pull]] (something) in a given direction, especially without direct contact. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
8. {{lb|en|transitive|slang|vulgar}} To perform [[fellatio]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
9. {{lb|en|chiefly|North American|intransitive|stative|colloquial|sometimes|vulgar}} To be [[inferior]] or [[objectionable]]: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with ''at'' to indicate a particular area of deficiency. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}

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