suck Meaning & Definition
What Does Suck Mean?
Suck is a noun that means An instance of drawing something into one's lungs by inhaling or into one's mouth by suction. It is also used to mean Milk drawn from the breast. As a verb, it means To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). As a verb, it means To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk.
Word Facts for Suck
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /sʌk/ |
| Synonyms | draw, imbibe and absorb |
| Antonyms | bottlefeed, rock and rule |
| Plural | sucks |
| Verb forms | sucks, sucking, sucked |
Suck Definition (Noun)
- An instance of drawing something into one's lungs by inhaling or into one's mouth by suction.
- Milk drawn from the breast.
- An indrawing of gas or liquid caused by suction.
- The ability to suck; suction.
- A part of a river towards which strong currents converge making navigation difficult.
- A weak, self-pitying person; a person who refuses to go along with others, especially out of spite; a crybaby or sore loser.
- A sycophant, especially a child.
- A short drink, especially a dram of spirits.
- An act of fellatio.
- Badness or mediocrity.
Suck as a Verb
- To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
The baby sucked (milk) on her bottle.
- To perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat.
- To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a parent etc.) to draw in milk.
- To extract, draw in (a substance) from or out of something.
- To inhale (air), to draw (breath).
- To work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth.
- To pull (something) in a given direction, especially without direct contact.
- To perform fellatio.
- To be objectionable or inadequate: also used as a general term of disparagement. [with at ‘scope of deficiency’]
The food from this restaurant sucks.
Noun
- An instance of drawing something into one's mouth by inhaling.
Verb
- To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk.
- To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency.
Synonyms of Suck
Antonyms of Suck
Suck in a Sentence
The baby sucked (milk) on her bottle.
The food from this restaurant sucks.
He sucks at baseball.
Word Forms & Grammar
suck (countable and uncountable, plural sucks)
suck (third-person singular simple present sucks, present participle sucking, simple past and past participle sucked)
Words That Rhyme With Suck
Origin of Suck
From Middle English souken, suken, from Old English sūcan (“to suck”), from Proto-West Germanic *sūkan, from Proto-Germanic *sūkaną (“to suck, suckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *sewg-, *sewk- (“to suck”). Cognate with Scots souke (“to suck”), obsolete Dutch zuiken (“to suck”), Limburgish zuken, zoeken (“to suck”). Akin also to Old English sūgan (“to suck”), West Frisian sûge, sûge (“to suck”), Dutch zuigen (“to suck”), German saugen (“to suck”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål suge (“to suck”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish suga (“to suck”), Icelandic sjúga (“to suck”), Latin sūgō (“suck”), Welsh sugno (“suck”). Related to soak.
Common Questions About Suck
Is suck a noun or a verb?
Suck is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for suck?
Words with a similar meaning to suck include draw, imbibe and absorb. See the full list of suck synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of suck?
Antonyms of suck include bottlefeed, rock, rule and blow.
What is the plural of suck?
The plural of suck is sucks.
What is the past tense of suck?
The past tense of suck is sucked. The present participle is sucking.