[n] the act of sucking
[v] draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"
[v] give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
[v] take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
[v] draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"
[v] attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current sucked him in"
Synonyms
absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck in, suck up, sucking, suction, take in, take up