suck
English Thesaurus
1. the act of sucking (noun.act)
2. draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | drink, imbibe, |
| definition | : | take in liquids (verb.consumption) |
3. give suck to (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | feed, give, |
| definition | : | give food to (verb.consumption) |
| verb group | : | suck, |
| definition | : | draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth (verb.consumption) |
4. take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | mop, mop up, wipe up, |
| definition | : | to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | blot, |
| definition | : | dry (ink) with blotting paper (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | sponge up, |
| definition | : | absorb as if with a sponge (verb.contact) |
5. draw something in by or as if by a vacuum (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | draw, take out, |
| definition | : | take liquid out of a container or well (verb.motion) |
6. provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation (verb.perception)
7. be inadequate or objectionable (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
8. attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. (verb.weather)
| hypernym | : | absorb, take in, |
| definition | : | suck or take up or in (verb.weather) |
9. the act of sucking (noun.act)
| derivation | : | suction, |
| definition | : | empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | suck, |
| definition | : | draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up, |
| definition | : | take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | suction, |
| definition | : | remove or draw away by the force of suction (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | suck, |
| definition | : | draw something in by or as if by a vacuum (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | suck, suck in, |
| definition | : | attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | suctorial, |
| definition | : | adapted for sucking or clinging by suction (adj.pert) |
10. draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | sucker, |
| definition | : | a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw) (noun.person) |
11. give suck to (verb.consumption)
| antonym | : | bottlefeed, |
| definition | : | feed (infants) with a bottle (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | lactation, suckling, |
| definition | : | feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sucker, |
| definition | : | an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | nanny, nurse, nursemaid, |
| definition | : | a woman who is the custodian of children (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | lactation, |
| definition | : | the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | lactation, |
| definition | : | the period following birth during which milk is secreted (noun.time) |
12. take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
| also | : | draw in, suck in, |
| definition | : | draw in as if by suction (verb.contact) |
| also | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
| definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper, |
| definition | : | a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | absorption, soaking up, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | absorber, |
| definition | : | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance) |
13. draw something in by or as if by a vacuum (verb.motion)
14. provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation (verb.perception)
15. attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. (verb.weather)
16. the act of sucking (noun.act)
| derivation | : | suction, |
| definition | : | empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | suck, |
| definition | : | draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up, |
| definition | : | take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | suction, |
| definition | : | remove or draw away by the force of suction (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | suck, |
| definition | : | draw something in by or as if by a vacuum (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | suck, suck in, |
| definition | : | attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | suctorial, |
| definition | : | adapted for sucking or clinging by suction (adj.pert) |
17. draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | sucker, |
| definition | : | a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw) (noun.person) |
18. give suck to (verb.consumption)
| antonym | : | bottlefeed, |
| definition | : | feed (infants) with a bottle (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | lactation, suckling, |
| definition | : | feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | sucker, |
| definition | : | an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | nanny, nurse, nursemaid, |
| definition | : | a woman who is the custodian of children (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | lactation, |
| definition | : | the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | lactation, |
| definition | : | the period following birth during which milk is secreted (noun.time) |
19. take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
| also | : | draw in, suck in, |
| definition | : | draw in as if by suction (verb.contact) |
| also | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
| definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper, |
| definition | : | a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | absorption, soaking up, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | absorber, |
| definition | : | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance) |
20. draw something in by or as if by a vacuum (verb.motion)
21. provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation (verb.perception)
22. attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. (verb.weather)
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