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suck
Overview of noun suck
The noun suck has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sucking, suck, suction -- (the act of sucking)
Overview of verb suck
The verb suck has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) 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. (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. 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")
5. breastfeed, bottle-feed, 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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun suck
1 sense of suck
Sense 1
sucking, suck, suction
=> consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
=> bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
=> organic process, biological process
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun suck
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun suck
1 sense of suck
Sense 1
sucking, suck, suction
=> consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
Antonyms of noun suck
Member Holonyms of noun suck
Substance Holonyms of noun suck
Part Holonyms of noun suck
Member Meronyms of noun suck
Substance Meronyms of noun suck
Part Meronyms of noun suck
Meronyms of noun suck
Holonyms of noun suck
Attributes of noun suck
Derived Forms of noun suck
1 sense of suck
Sense 1
sucking, suck, suction
RELATED TO>(verb) suck#5
=> breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
RELATED TO>(verb) suck#4
=> absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
RELATED TO>(verb) suck#3
=> suck, suck in
RELATED TO>(verb) suck#2
=> suck
RELATED TO>(verb) suck#1
=> suck
Domain of noun suck
Domain Terms of noun suck
Familiarity of noun suck
suck used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun suck
1 sense of suck
Sense 1
sucking, suck, suction
> consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
=> eating, feeding
=> swallow, drink, deglutition
=> sucking, suck, suction
=> drinking, imbibing, imbibition
Meronyms of noun suck
1 sense of suck
Holonyms of noun suck
Grep of noun suck
suck
sucker
sucker punch
suckerfish
sucking
sucking fish
sucking louse
sucking pig
suckling
suckling pig
suckling reflex
Antonyms of verb suck
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb suck
5 senses of suck
Sense 1
suck
=> drink, imbibe
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Also See> suck in#1
Sense 2
suck
=> draw, take out
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sense 3
suck, suck in
=> absorb, take in
Sense 4
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
Also See> suck in#3
Sense 5
breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
=> feed, give
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb suck
1 of 5 senses of suck
Sense 4
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
=> wipe up, mop up, mop
=> blot
=> sponge up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb suck
5 senses of suck
Sense 1
suck
=> drink, imbibe
Also See> suck in#1
Sense 2
suck
=> draw, take out
Sense 3
suck, suck in
=> absorb, take in
Sense 4
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
Also See> suck in#3
Sense 5
breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
=> feed, give
'Cause To' of verb suck
Derived Forms of verb suck
5 senses of suck
Sense 1
suck
RELATED TO>(noun) suck#1
=> sucking, suck, suction
RELATED TO>(noun) suction#2
=> sucking, suck, suction
RELATED TO>(noun) sucker#3
=> sucker
RELATED TO>(noun) sucking#1
=> sucking, suck, suction
Sense 2
suck
RELATED TO>(noun) suck#1
=> sucking, suck, suction
RELATED TO>(noun) suction#2
=> sucking, suck, suction
Sense 3
suck, suck in
RELATED TO>(noun) suck#1
=> sucking, suck, suction
RELATED TO>(noun) suction#2
=> sucking, suck, suction
Sense 4
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
RELATED TO>(noun) suck#1
=> sucking, suck, suction
RELATED TO>(noun) sucker#1
=> chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug
Sense 5
breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
RELATED TO>(noun) suck#1
=> sucking, suck, suction
RELATED TO>(noun) sucker#6
=> sucker
Domain of verb suck
Domain Terms of verb suck
Familiarity of verb suck
suck used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb suck
5 senses of suck
Sense 1
suck
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
suck
*> Something ----s
Sense 3
suck, suck in
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb suck
4 of 5 senses of suck
Sense 1
suck
> drink, imbibe
=> swill, swill down
=> suck
=> guggle, gurgle
=> sip
=> guzzle
=> lap, lap up, lick
=> drain the cup, drink up
=> gulp, quaff, swig
=> toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill
Sense 2
suck
> draw, take out
=> milk
=> pump
=> siphon, syphon, siphon off
=> sluice
=> tap
=> suck
=> rack
=> deglycerolize, deglycerolise
Sense 3
suck, suck in
> absorb, take in
=> suck, suck in
Sense 5
breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
> feed, give
=> dine
=> scavenge
=> fodder
=> slop, swill
=> regurgitate
=> corn
=> undernourish, malnourish
=> overfeed
=> spoonfeed
=> force-feed
=> lunch
=> breakfast
=> breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
=> bottlefeed
=> inject
=> nutrify, aliment, nourish
=> range
=> crop, graze, pasture
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb suck
Sense 1
suck
=> drink, imbibe
Sense 5
breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
=> feed, give
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Sense 2
suck
=> draw, take out
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Sense 3
suck, suck in
=> absorb, take in
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Sense 4
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
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Grep of verb suck
give suck
suck
suck in
suck out
suck up
suckle
Grep of adj suck
suckled
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