■ verb
1》 draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lip and mouth to make a partial vacuum.
↘hold (something) in the mouth and draw at it by contracting the lip and cheek muscles.
↘draw in a specified direction by creating a vacuum.
↘(of a pump) make a gurgling sound as a result of drawing air instead of water.
2》 (usu. ~ someone in/into ) involve (someone) in something without their choosing.
3》 ( ~ up ) informal attempt to gain advantage by behaving obsequiously.
4》 N. Amer. informal be very bad or disagreeable: the weather here ~s.
■ noun an act or sound of ~ing.
■ exclamation ( ~s ) Brit. informal used to express derision and defiance.
Phrases
give ~ archaic ~le.
~ someone dry exhaust someone's physical, material, or emotional resources.
~ it up N. Amer. informal accept a hardship.
Origin
OE sūcan (v.), from an Indo-Eur. imitative root; related to soak .