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Meaning Of Suck
v. t.
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.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To draw or drain.
v. t.
To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up.
v. i.
To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with
the mouth, or through a tube.
v. i.
To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the
young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking.
v. i.
To draw in; to imbibe; to partake.
n.
The act of drawing with the mouth.
n.
That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking; specifically,
mikl drawn from the breast.