vt. 吸, 吮, 吸入, 吮吸, 吸收

vi. 吸, 吸奶

n. 吸, 吸入, 吮吸

[医] 吮, 吸, 吮乳

Suck \Suck\ (s[u^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sucked} (s[u^]kt); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Sucking}.] [OE. suken, souken, AS. s[=u]can,
s[=u]gan; akin to D. zuigen, G. saugen, OHG. s[=u]gan, Icel.
s[=u]ga, sj[=u]ga, Sw. suga, Dan. suge, L. sugere. Cf.
{Honeysuckle}, {Soak}, {Succulent}, {Suction}.]
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.

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.


Suck \Suck\, 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. [Colloq.]
[PJC]


Suck \Suck\, 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. --Shak.

3. A small draught. [Colloq.] --Massinger.

4. Juice; succulence. [Obs.]