Suck

  • 11Suck. — Suck., bei naturwissenschaftl. Namen Abkürzung für Georg Adolf Suckow, geb. 28. Jan. 1751 in Jena, gest. 13. Mai 1813 als Professor der Physik und Kameralwissenschaften in Heidelberg. Zoologisches und Botanisches, lieferte auch viele chemische… …

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  • 12suck up to — suck up (to (someone)) to praise someone in order to win their approval or good opinion. She s always sucking up to the boss, telling him how wonderful he is …

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  • 13suck up — (to (someone)) to praise someone in order to win their approval or good opinion. She s always sucking up to the boss, telling him how wonderful he is …

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  • 14suck|er|el — «SUHK uhr uhl», noun. a long, slender sucker living in large streams and impounded lakes of the Mississippi Valley, with a small head and bluish body. ╂[diminutive of sucker] …

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  • 15suck up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically (Freq. 1) The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑soak up, ↑sop up, ↑ …

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  • 16suck — suck1 [ sʌk ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to pull liquid into your mouth by using the muscles in your cheeks and tongue: After the accident, I could only suck liquids through a straw. suck at: a baby sucking at the breast a ) to put… …

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  • 17suck — I UK [sʌk] / US verb Word forms suck : present tense I/you/we/they suck he/she/it sucks present participle sucking past tense sucked past participle sucked ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to pull liquid into your mouth by using the muscles in… …

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  • 18suck — /sʌk / (say suk) verb (t) 1. to draw into the mouth by action of the lips and tongue which produces a partial vacuum: to suck lemonade through a straw. 2. to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by any process resembling this: plants suck up… …

  • 19suck — haim·suck·en; hame·suck·en; seer·suck·er; suck; suck·en·er; suck·ered; suck·er·el; wae·suck; suck·en; suck·er; suck·le; suck·ler; suck·ling; …

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  • 20suck — suck1 S3 [sʌk] v [: Old English; Origin: sucan] 1.) [I and T] to take air, liquid etc into your mouth by making your lips form a small hole and using the muscles of your mouth to pull it in suck sth in ▪ Michael put the cigarette to his lips and… …

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