Suck
verb
To draw a substance into the mouth by using the muscles of the mouth.
The baby sucked milk from his bottle.
Often appears as...
- suck up
- suck in
verb
To hold something in your mouth and draw on it, usually to get a taste of it.
He sucked on a mint to freshen his breath.
Often appears as...
- suck on a lollipop
- suck a lemon
verb
To be pulled into or through by a strong force.
The vacuum cleaner sucked up the dirt from the carpet.
Often appears as...
- suck up dust
- sucked into a whirlpool
verb
To be very bad or unpleasant.
I think the movie really sucked.
Often appears as...
- this sucks
- that concert sucked
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To draw a substance into the mouth by using the muscles of the mouth.
The baby sucked milk from his bottle.
Often appears as...
- suck up
- suck in
verb
To hold something in your mouth and draw on it, usually to get a taste of it.
He sucked on a mint to freshen his breath.
Often appears as...
- suck on a lollipop
- suck a lemon
verb
To be pulled into or through by a strong force.
The vacuum cleaner sucked up the dirt from the carpet.
Often appears as...
- suck up dust
- sucked into a whirlpool
verb
To be very bad or unpleasant.
I think the movie really sucked.
Often appears as...
- this sucks
- that concert sucked
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Action
Used literally when physically drawing something into the mouth.
She sucked water through a straw.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Liquid
While often used for liquids, it can refer to solids too.
The child sucked a piece of candy.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
This use carries no positive or negative connotation by itself.
Newborn animals suckle to feed.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Action
Used literally when physically drawing something into the mouth.
She sucked water through a straw.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Liquid
While often used for liquids, it can refer to solids too.
The child sucked a piece of candy.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
This use carries no positive or negative connotation by itself.
Newborn animals suckle to feed.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Action
Used literally when physically drawing something into the mouth.
She sucked water through a straw.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Liquid
While often used for liquids, it can refer to solids too.
The child sucked a piece of candy.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
This use carries no positive or negative connotation by itself.
Newborn animals suckle to feed.
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The loathsome, lethal...
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Is there a limit to...
like a plant, an alien civilization built one that actively sucked the energy out of the star like a hummingbird. Frighteningly enough, we've observed super dense celestial bodies about the size of a planet that drain energy out of a much bigger star.
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The Astronaut of the...
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What’s in the Trunk?...
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Elon Musk: A future...
to build a future that's worth getting excited about. The last time you spoke at TED, you said that that was really just a big driver. You know, you can talk about lots of other reasons to do the work you're doing, but fundamentally, you want to think about the future and not think that it sucks.
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
Okay, fine. So, I'm not Batman. I'm just a bat. But like Batman, I'm often misunderstood. People think I'm scary, strange and dangerous. If they only knew my story, though, I'd be cheered as a hero. When people think of bats, many think of vampires who want to suck their blood.
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The loathsome, lethal...
and over that time have coevolved with all sorts of species, including our own. There are actually thousands of species of mosquitos in the world, but they all share one insidious they suck blood, and they're really, really good at sucking blood. Here's how they do it.
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Is there a limit to...
like a plant, an alien civilization built one that actively sucked the energy out of the star like a hummingbird. Frighteningly enough, we've observed super dense celestial bodies about the size of a planet that drain energy out of a much bigger star.
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The Demise of Guys PIPE...
hikiko mean hikikomori now spend their entire life in their room they never leave their room it says up here when life sucks might as well just stay in your room and live life there so what's the next we have to refined masculinity
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Bed Bugs PIPE National...
dawn you're in the deepest sleep you'll be an all night and the bedbugs are ready to strike bedbugs once lived in caves and sucked the blood of bats and your prehistoric ancestors when we left our caves so did they they sneak in
Video examples
The Astronaut of the...
ocean mostly in the deep ocean and it's incredibly beautiful and they live like by burying their roots into the bones using acid to dissolve the bone and then sucking out the collagen so when you're naming a species there
Video examples
What’s in the Trunk?...
in age during all those years its leaves were sucking carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in this enormous trunk this highlights the importance of the
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How to write descriptivel...
So, how about writing fiction? How do you suck your readers into your stories? With an exciting plot? Maybe. Fascinating characters? Probably.
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How Do Goldfish Flirt? PIPE...
help suck up food the edible bets are groaned up on tiny teeth at the back of the mouth while the rest is spat out the
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
If anyone thinks they'd rather be in a different part of history, they're probably not a very good student of history. Life sucked in the old days. People knew very little, and you were likely to die at a young age of some horrible disease. You'd probably have no teeth by now. It would be particularly awful if you were a woman.
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Harry Styles
English Musician
That's the amazing thing about music: there's a song for every emotion. Can you imagine a world with no music? It would suck.
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Zach Anner
American Comedian
Over the years, I've learned that a sense of humor is the only skill that allows you to turn sucking at life into a career.
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Robert Kraft
American Businessman
Sometimes, life is unfair, and you have to suck it up and move on and not use it as an excuse.
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George Osborne
British Politician
Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour.
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Natasia Demetriou
English Comedian
I'm not green-fingered, I'm grey-fingered. I suck the life out of plants.
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Alexa Chung
English Journalist
Not everything happens for a reason. Sometimes life just sucks.
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Analeigh Tipton
American Actress
The life of a working model in L.A. kind of sucks.
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Tito Ortiz
American Athlete
Negativity just sucks the life out of somebody.
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Melissa Auf der Maur
Canadian Musician
I sold my life to Capitol Records; it sucks.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
If anyone thinks they'd rather be in a different part of history, they're probably not a very good student of history. Life sucked in the old days. People knew very little, and you were likely to die at a young age of some horrible disease. You'd probably have no teeth by now. It would be particularly awful if you were a woman.
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Harry Styles
English Musician
That's the amazing thing about music: there's a song for every emotion. Can you imagine a world with no music? It would suck.
Quote examples
Zach Anner
American Comedian
Over the years, I've learned that a sense of humor is the only skill that allows you to turn sucking at life into a career.
Quote examples
Robert Kraft
American Businessman
Sometimes, life is unfair, and you have to suck it up and move on and not use it as an excuse.
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George Osborne
British Politician
Some things never change, suck up to the government and you get an honour.
Quote examples
Natasia Demetriou
English Comedian
I'm not green-fingered, I'm grey-fingered. I suck the life out of plants.
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Alexa Chung
English Journalist
Not everything happens for a reason. Sometimes life just sucks.
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Analeigh Tipton
American Actress
The life of a working model in L.A. kind of sucks.
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Tito Ortiz
American Athlete
Negativity just sucks the life out of somebody.
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Melissa Auf der Maur
Canadian Musician
I sold my life to Capitol Records; it sucks.
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