| Suck (suck) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Suck |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Sucked (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Sucking.] [OE. suken, souken, AS. s&?]can,
s(?)gan; akin to D. zuigen, G. saugen, OHG.
s***? |
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.
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.
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.
To draw or drain.
To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow
up.
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To
draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or
through a tube.
To draw milk from the breast or udder; as,
a child, or the young of an animal, is first nourished by
sucking.
To draw in; to imbibe; to partake.
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The act
of drawing with the mouth.
That which is drawn into the mouth by
sucking; specifically, mikl drawn from the breast.
A small draught.
Juice; succulence.
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