suck

Meanings

• Verb

  Draw in or absorb (liquid) with a sucking sound.

  - "The baby sucks its thumb."
  - "The straw sucks up the milk."
  - "The vacuum cleaner sucks up the dust."

• Verb

  Be unable to endure or cope with (a situation); find intolerable.

  - "I can't suck this traffic."
  - "The new job sucked the life out of him."
  - "The presentation sucked."

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Pronunciation

1. /sʌk/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

rock , rule , blow

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Synonyms

sook , sooky baby , attract , blow , draw

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with suck
muck , luck , duck , cluck , sucker , slack , tack , whack

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Variants

List of all variants of suck that leads to same result
suck , suck it up , sucked , sucked it up , sucking , sucking it up , sucks , sucks it up , suck in , sucked in , sucking in , sucks in , suck-up , suck-ups , suck it and see , time suck , time sucks , time-suck , time-sucks , bleed dry , bleed someone dry , bleed something dry , milk dry , milk someone dry , milk something dry , milk/bleed/suck (someone or something) dry , suck dry , suck someone dry , suck something dry

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Forms

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sucked, sucking, sucks

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Etymology

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Old English sucan, from sucan 'to suck'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'suck it up' is believed to have originated during World War II when soldiers were encouraged to endure hardships by 'sucking it up' and carrying on.

2. The word 'suck' is often used in the context of sports, particularly in hockey and basketball, to describe a poor performance.

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Related Concepts

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1. Suck it up: A phrase used to encourage someone to endure a difficult situation or to be resilient.

2. Suck on: To hold and suck on an object, such as a lollipop or a thumb.

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Culture

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In popular culture, 'suck' is often used as an expression of disappointment or disapproval. It has been used in various forms of media, including music, literature, and movies.

How to Memorize "suck"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of sucking up a liquid or imagining oneself in a situation that is intolerable.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'suck' with negative emotions or situations to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sucks To Be Me' to remember the definition 'Be unable to endure or cope with (a situation); find intolerable'.

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