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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To draw or drain.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Old ocean, sucked through the porous globe.
                                                    --Thomson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              As waters are by whirlpools sucked and drawn.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sucking \Suck"ing\, a.
     Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially,
     young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I suppose you are a young barrister, sucking lawyer, or
           that sort of thing.                      --Thackeray.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Sucking bottle, a feeding bottle. See under Bottle.
  
     Sucking fish (Zo["o]l.), the remora. See Remora. --Baird.
  
     Sucking pump, a suction pump. See under Suction.
  
     Sucking stomach (Zo["o]l.), the muscular first stomach of
        certain insects and other invertebrates which suck liquid
        food.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Suck \Suck\, v. t. [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?gan, Icel. s?ga, sj?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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sucking \Suck"ing\, a.
     Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially,
     young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf.
  
           I suppose you are a young barrister, sucking lawyer, or
           that sort of thing.                      --Thackeray.
  
     Sucking bottle, a feeding bottle. See under Bottle.
  
     Sucking fish (Zo["o]l.), the remora. See Remora. --Baird.
  
     Sucking pump, a suction pump. See under Suction.
  
     Sucking stomach (Zo["o]l.), the muscular first stomach of
        certain insects and other invertebrates which suck liquid
        food.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  sucking
       n : the act of sucking [syn: suck, suction]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sucking
     a.
     1 (lb en archaic) Still nourished by the mother's milk, as an infant;
  suckling.
     2 (lb en archaic by extension figurative) Young and inexperienced.
     n.
     1 An act of sucking.
     2 A sound or motion that sucks.
     vb.
     (present participle of en suck nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  sucking
     a.
     1 (lb en archaic) Still nourished by the mother's milk, as an infant;
  suckling.
     2 (lb en archaic by extension figurative) Young and inexperienced.
     n.
     1 An act of sucking.
     2 A sound or motion that sucks.
     vb.
     (present participle of en suck nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  sucking
     a.
     1 (lb en archaic) Still nourished by the mother's milk, as an infant;
  suckling.
     2 (lb en archaic by extension figurative) Young and inexperienced.
     n.
     1 An act of sucking.
     2 A sound or motion that sucks.
     vb.
     (present participle of en suck nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  sucking
     a.
     1 (lb en archaic) Still nourished by the mother's milk, as an infant;
  suckling.
     2 (lb en archaic by extension figurative) Young and inexperienced.
     n.
     1 An act of sucking.
     2 A sound or motion that sucks.
     vb.
     (present participle of en suck nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sucking
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s uck ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sucking
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en suck ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb suck)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Sucking /sˈʌkɪŋ/
  المصّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  sucking //ˈsʌkɪŋ// 
  бозаене, сучене
  act of sucking