Noun

• S: (n) sucking, suck, suction (the act of sucking)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) 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"
• S: (v) suck (draw something in by or as if by a vacuum) "Mud was sucking at her feet"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) suck, suck in (attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.) "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
• S: (v) suck, blow (be inadequate or objectionable) "this sucks!"; "this blows!"
• S: (v) fellate, suck, blow, go down on (provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation)
• S: (v) 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"
• S: (v) breastfeed, 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"