Suck

v. t.	1.	To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or apply force to, by exhausting the air. [imp. & p. p. Sucked (sŭkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Sucking.]
	2.	To draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; as, to suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk from (the mother, the breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of an animal sucks the mother, or dam; an infant sucks the breast.
	3.	To draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking; to inhale; to absorb; as, to suck in air; the roots of plants suck water from the ground.
	4.	To draw or drain. Old ocean, sucked through the porous globe. - Thomson.
	5.	To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up. As waters are by whirlpools sucked and drawn. - Dryden. To suck in to draw into the mouth; to imbibe; to absorb. To suck out to draw out with the mouth; to empty by suction. To suck up to draw into the mouth; to draw up by suction or absorption.
v. i.	1.	To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or through a tube. Where the bee sucks, there suck I. - Shak.
	2.	To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking.
	3.	To draw in; to imbibe; to partake. The crown had sucked too hard, and now, being full, was like to draw less. - Bacon.
	4.	To be objectionable, of very poor quality, or offensive; as, telemarketing calls really suck; he's a good actor, but his singing sucks.
n.	1.	The act of drawing with the mouth.
	2.	That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking; specifically, mikl drawn from the breast.
	3.	A small draught.
	4.	Juice; succulence.

Noun	1.	suck - the act of sucking Synonyms: sucking, suction
Verb	1.	suck - draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"
	2.	suck - draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"
	3.	suck - attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad" Synonyms: suck in
	4.	suck - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" Synonyms: imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, absorb, take up, take in, draw
	5.	suck - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" Synonyms: bottle-feed, breastfeed, give suck, lactate, wet-nurse, suckle, nurse

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