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Meanings of suck in English

Portuguese
sugue
Catalan
xuclada
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The act of sucking.

        sugue
        Portuguese
        alimentar um bebê com o leite produzido pelas próprias glândulas mamárias
        Catalan
        alletar
        Spanish
        dar de mamar

        Give suck to.

          alimentar um bebê com o leite produzido pelas próprias glândulas mamárias
          Portuguese
          chupar
          Catalan
          absorbir
          Spanish
          chupar

          Take in, also metaphorically.

              Related terms
              chupar
              Portuguese
              mamar

              Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation.

                    mamar
                    Usage of suck in English
                    1
                    Initially, the health minister threw out a thumb-suck figure of R259 billion.
                    The South African
                    2
                    Hajj is not a mealy-mouthed liberal suck-up to Islamic countries or institutions.
                    The Guardian
                    3
                    The way I feel right now, I'd suck on his tubercular handkerchief.
                    Brains: a zombie memoir
                    4
                    In fact, in breathing we do not suck breath into the lungs.
                    How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfaction...
                    5
                    She didn't need long to find the nipple and start to suck.
                    American empire: blood and iron
                    6
                    He gave the propeller a few spins to suck in the mixture.
                    High Adventure: A Narrative of Air Fighting in France
                    7
                    Tight smiles masked a collective thought: please God, don't let it suck.
                    The Guardian
                    8
                    Well, I thought, there's no way I can suck for you, friend.
                    Engine Summer
                    9
                    They suck teams into unfamiliar places and then they go to work.
                    The Irish Times
                    10
                    I suck at taking criticism and often lash out toward my critic.
                    Wired
                    11
                    Epileptics used to suck the blood from the wounds of dying gladiators.
                    Medical Essays, 1842-1882
                    12
                    Eating the dry meal takes away the desire to suck one another.
                    Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry
                    13
                    Now just watch the suck of the propellers as I go ahead.
                    On the Beach
                    14
                    They'd fix their tusks in the sheep's neck and suck the blood.
                    Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography
                    15
                    Weaknesses Maintaining his collection of Malibu Stacy dolls is a major time-suck.
                    Wired
                    16
                    Go, suck the sunshine from Seville oranges under the elms of Posilippo.
                    Gala-Days
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                    Suck through the time
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