Definitions and meaning of suck
suck
Etymology
From Middle English souken, suken, from Old English sūcan (“to suck”), from Proto-West Germanic *sūkan, from Proto-Germanic *sūkaną (“to suck, suckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *sewg-, *sewk- (“to suck”). Cognate with Scots souke (“to suck”), obsolete Dutch zuiken (“to suck”), Limburgish zuken, zoeken (“to suck”). Akin also to Old English sūgan (“to suck”), West Frisian sûge, sûge (“to suck”), Dutch zuigen (“to suck”), German saugen (“to suck”), Swedish suga (“to suck”), Icelandic sjúga (“to suck”), Latin sūgō (“suck”), Welsh sugno (“suck”). Related to soak.
Pronunciation
- (US, UK) enPR: sŭk, IPA(key): /sʌk/
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- Rhymes: -ʌk
- (some Northern English accents) enPR: so͝ok, IPA(key): /sʊk/
- Rhymes: -ʊk
- Hyphenation: suck
Noun
suck (countable and uncountable, plural sucks)
- An instance of drawing something into one's mouth by inhaling.
- (uncountable) Milk drawn from the breast.
- An indrawing of gas or liquid caused by suction.
- (uncountable) The ability to suck; suction.
- A part of a river towards which strong currents converge making navigation difficult.
- (Canada) A weak, self-pitying person; a person who refuses to go along with others, especially out of spite; a crybaby or sore loser.
- A sycophant, especially a child.
- (slang, dated) A short drink, especially a dram of spirits.
- (vulgar) An act of fellatio.
- (slang, uncountable, sometimes considered vulgar) Badness or mediocrity.
Synonyms
- (crybaby): sook
- (crybaby): sooky baby
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
suck (third-person singular simple present sucks, present participle sucking, simple past and past participle sucked)
- (transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). [from 9th c.]
- (intransitive) To perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat. [from 11th c.]
- (transitive) To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk. [from 11th c.]
- (transitive) To extract, draw in (a substance) from or out of something. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive, archaic) To inhale (air), to draw (breath).
- (transitive) To work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To pull (something) in a given direction, especially without direct contact. [from 17th c.]
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To perform fellatio. [from 20th c.]
- 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
- the way he arched his back and spread his legs when he wanted me to suck him.
- (chiefly Canada, US, intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes considered vulgar) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]
Synonyms
- To draw
- To attract
- (7, 8 above) To blow
- See also Thesaurus:give head
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "to bring something into the mouth by inhaling"): to blow
- (antonym(s) of "to be poor at"): to rock, to rule
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sukker, from the root of the verb sucka (“to let out a sigh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɵk/
- Hyphenation: suck
Noun
suck c
- sigh; a deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration
- (colloquial, usually in negated expressions) chance
Declension
Interjection
suck
- sigh
References
- suck in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- suck in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- suck in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Source: wiktionary.org