SUCKER


Meaning of SUCKER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sʌkə(r) ]

( suckers)

1.

If you call someone a sucker , you mean that it is very easy to cheat them. ( INFORMAL )

But that is what the suckers want so you give it them...

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2.

If you describe someone as a sucker for something, you mean that they find it very difficult to resist it. ( INFORMAL )

I’m such a sucker for romance.

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3.

The suckers on some animals and insects are the parts on the outside of their body which they use in order to stick to a surface.

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4.

A sucker is a small device used for attaching things to surfaces. It consists of a cup-shaped piece of rubber that sticks to a surface when it is pressed flat.

...sucker pads.

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