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Definitions for Sucking

[1] not weaned.
[2] very young.
[3] to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
[4] to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by or as if by suction: Plants suck moisture from the earth. The pump sucked water from the basement.
[5] to apply the lips or mouth to and draw upon by producing a partial vacuum, especially for extracting fluid contents: to suck an orange.
[6] to put into the mouth and draw upon: to suck one's thumb.
[7] to take into the mouth and dissolve by the action of the tongue, saliva, etc.: to suck a piece of candy.
[8] to render or bring to a specified condition by or as if by sucking.
[9] to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, especially to draw milk from the breast.
[10] to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction.
[11] (of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective.
[12] Slang . to behave in a fawning manner (usually followed by around ).
[13] Slang . to be repellent or unpleasant: Poverty sucks.
[14] Slang . to be inferior, as in quality or execution; be poor: Everyone says the show sucks. She sucks at tennis.
[15] an act or instance of sucking.
[16] a sucking force.
[17] the sound produced by sucking.
[18] that which is sucked; nourishment drawn from the breast.
[19] a small drink; sip.
[20] a whirlpool.
[21] suck in , Slang . to deceive; cheat; defraud: The confidence man sucked us all in.
[22] suck off , Slang : Vulgar . to fellate.
[23] suck up , Slang . to be obsequious; toady: The workers are all sucking up to him because he's the one who decides who'll get the bonuses.
[24] not yet weaned sucking pig
[25] not yet fledged sucking dove
[26] to draw (a liquid or other substance) into the mouth by creating a partial vacuum in the mouth
[27] to draw in (fluid, etc) by or as if by a similar action plants suck moisture from the soil
[28] to drink milk from (a mother's breast); suckle
[29] (tr) to extract fluid content from (a solid food) to suck a lemon
[30] (tr) to take into the mouth and moisten, dissolve, or roll around with the tongue to suck one's thumb
[31] (tr; often foll by down, in, etc ) to draw by using irresistible force the whirlpool sucked him down
[32] (intr) (of a pump) to draw in air because of a low supply level or leaking valves, pipes, etc
[33] (tr) to assimilate or acquire (knowledge, comfort, etc)
[34] (intr) slang to be contemptible or disgusting
[35] sucking diesel informal doing very well; successful
[36] suck it and see informal to try something to find out what it is, what it is like, or how it works
[37] the act or an instance of sucking
[38] something that is sucked, esp milk from the mother's breast
[39] give suck to to give (a baby or young animal) milk from the breast or udder
[40] an attracting or sucking force the suck of the whirlpool was very strong
[41] a sound caused by sucking

Words related to Sucking

suction, lactation, aspiratory, paratrophic, suctorial

Words nearby Sucking

sucker-punch, suckerfish, sucket fork, suckfish, suckhole, sucking, sucking louse, sucking reflex, sucking wound, suckle, suckler

Origin of Sucking

before 900; (v.) Middle English souken, Old English sūcan, cognate with Latin sūgere; (noun) Middle English souke act of suckling, derivative of the noun; akin to soak

Other words from Sucking

suck·less , adjective
out·suck , verb (used with object)
un·sucked , adjective

Word origin for Sucking

Old English sūcan; related to Old Norse súga, Middle Dutch sūgen, Latin sūgere to suck, exhaust; see soak

Synonyms for Sucking

aspiratory, paratrophic, suctorial