suck in

suck in
verb
1. take up as if with a sponge (Freq. 2)
Syn: ↑take in, ↑sop up, ↑take up
Hypernyms: ↑consume, ↑ingest, ↑take in, ↑take, ↑have
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

2. draw in as if by suction (Freq. 1)
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suck in your cheeks and stomach

Syn: ↑draw in
Hypernyms: ↑hollow, ↑hollow out, ↑core out
Verb Group: ↑aspirate, ↑draw out, ↑suck out
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

3. attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. (Freq. 1)
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The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad

Syn: ↑suck
Derivationally related forms: ↑suck (for: ↑suck), ↑suction (for: ↑suck)
Hypernyms: ↑absorb, ↑take in
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something

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transitive verb
2. : to contract, flatten, and tighten (the abdomen) by inhaling deeply

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suck in
1. To absorb
2. To engulf
3. To take in, deceive (slang)
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Main Entry:suck

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ˌsuck ˈin ˌsuck ˈinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they suck in he/she/it sucks in present participle sucking in past tense sucked in past participle sucked in] informal phrasal verb
be/get/sucked in(to) to be unable to stop yourself from getting involved in something bad

Like many unemployed people, Theresa got sucked into a spiral of debts.

Would America be sucked into an unwanted war?

Thesaurus: to take part, or to become involvedsynonym
Main entry: suck

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  • suck — ► VERB 1) draw into the mouth by contracting the lip muscles to make a partial vacuum. 2) hold (something) in the mouth and draw at it by contracting the lip and cheek muscles. 3) draw in a specified direction by creating a vacuum. 4) (suck… …   English terms dictionary

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  • Suck — Suck, v. i. 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or through a tube. [1913 Webster] Where the bee sucks, there suck I. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the young of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • suck|er — «SUHK uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. an animal or thing that sucks. 2. a young mammal before it is weaned, especially a suckling pig. 3. any one of various freshwater fishes that suck in food or have toothless, fleshy mouths that suggest sucking. 4. an …   Useful english dictionary

  • Suck. — 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… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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