[suck] vb [ME suken, fr. OE sucan; akin to OHG sugan to suck, L sugere] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to draw (as liquid) into the mouth through a suction force produced by movements of the lips and tongue "~ed milk from his mother's breast" b: to draw something from or consume by such movements "~ an orange" "~ a lollipop" c: to apply the mouth to in order to or as if to suck out a liquid "~ed his burned finger"
2. a: to draw by or as if by suction "when a receding wave ~s th e sand from under your feet --Kenneth Brower" "inadvertently ~ed into the ... intrigue --Martin Levin" b: to take in and consume by or as if by suction "a vacuum cleaner ~ing up dirt" "~ up a few beers" "opponents say that malls ~ the life out of downtown areas --Michael Knight" ~ vi 1: to draw something in by or as if by exerting a suction force; esp: to draw milk from a breast or udder with the mouth
2: to make a sound or motion associated with or caused by suction "his pipe ~ed wetly" "flanks ~ed in and out, the long nose resting on his paws --Virginia Woolf"
3: to act in an obsequious manner "when they want votes ... the candidates come ~ing around --W. G. Hardy" "~ed up to the boss"
4. slang: to be objectionable or inadequate "our lifestyle ~s --Playboy" "people who went said it ~ed --H. S. Thompson"
[2]suck n (13c) 1: a sucking movement or force
2: the act of sucking