suck up
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1. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | blandish, flatter, |
| definition | : | praise somewhat dishonestly (verb.communication) |
2. 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) |
3. ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | ingratiate, |
| definition | : | gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts (verb.emotion) |
4. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | truckling, |
| definition | : | the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | kotow, kowtow, |
| definition | : | a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission (noun.communication) |
5. 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) |
6. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | truckling, |
| definition | : | the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | kotow, kowtow, |
| definition | : | a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission (noun.communication) |
7. 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) |
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