Suck - English meaning

verb

Take air into the lungs and then expel it, especially as a regular physiological process.

Usage examples:

She was breathing deeply

verb

Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc.

Usage examples:

He drew a map

noun

An act of selecting names randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.

Usage examples:

The draw has been made for this year's tournament

verb

Cause to move by pulling

verb

Take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow.

Usage examples:

We sat by the fire, drinking our tea

noun

A liquid that can be swallowed as refreshment or nourishment.

Usage examples:

Fizzy drinks

verb

Take in liquids

verb

Catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment.

Usage examples:

A woman gasped in horror at the sight of him

noun

A convulsive catching of breath.

Usage examples:

His breath was coming in gasps

verb

Swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls, often audibly.

Usage examples:

He gulped down the last of his coffee

noun

An act of gulping food or drink.

Usage examples:

She finished her drink in one gulp

verb

To eat or drink food or liquid quickly by swallowing it in large amounts

Usage examples:

[ t ] ray gulped the last of his coffee and pushed back his chair., [ i ] "i find this a very confu…

verb

Eat or drink (something) greedily.

Usage examples:

He would guzzle his ale

verb

To drink or eat something eagerly or in large amounts

Usage examples:

He sat in the shade, guzzling cold soda.

verb

Drink (alcohol).

Usage examples:

They were imbibing far too many pitchers of beer

verb

To drink

verb

Breathe in (air, gas, smoke, etc.).

Usage examples:

They were taken to hospital after inhaling fumes

verb

To breathe in something

Usage examples:

[ i/t ] she inhaled (the fresh air) deeply., two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation.

verb

Fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

Usage examples:

His philosophy inspired a later generation of environmentalists

verb

Serve as the inciting cause of

noun

The flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person.

Usage examples:

Come and sit on my lap

verb

Overtake (a competitor in a race) to become one or more laps ahead.

Usage examples:

She lapped all of her rivals in the 3,000 metres

noun

The action or sound of water washing gently against something.

Usage examples:

Listening to the comfortable lap of the waves against the shore

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself.

Usage examples:

He pulled them down on to the couch

noun

An act of pulling something.

Usage examples:

Give the hair a quick pull and it comes out by the roots

verb

Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion

verb

Drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily.

Usage examples:

He quaffed pint after pint of good berkshire ale

noun

An alcoholic drink.

Usage examples:

Porter is a dark, malty quaff

verb

To drink something quickly or in large amounts

verb

Breathe.

Usage examples:

He lay back, respiring deeply

verb

To breathe

verb

Drink (something) by taking small mouthfuls.

Usage examples:

I sat sipping coffee

noun

A small mouthful of liquid.

Usage examples:

She took a sip of the red wine

verb

Drink in sips

noun

A tube used to convey liquid upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its own accord. once the liquid has been forced into the tube, typically by suction or immersion, flow continues unaided.

Usage examples:

In the extinguisher, a plastic siphon tube leads from the bottom of the fire-suppressant reservoir …

verb

Draw off or convey (liquid) by means of a siphon.

Usage examples:

A piece of tubing was used to siphon petrol

noun

A tube that is bent in the shape of an "n", with each end in a separate container at two different levels, so that liquid can be pulled up into it from the higher container and go down through it into the lower container

verb

Drink or eat (something) with a loud sucking noise.

Usage examples:

She slurped her coffee

noun

A loud sucking sound made while drinking or eating.

Usage examples:

She drank it down with a loud slurp

verb

To make sucking noises while eating or drinking

Usage examples:

[ t ] i wanted to tell him not to slurp his soup.

verb

Draw up air audibly through the nose to detect a smell, to stop it running, or to express contempt.

Usage examples:

His dog sniffed at my trousers

noun

An act or sound of sniffing.

Usage examples:

He gave a sniff of disapproval

verb

Perceive by inhaling through the nose

verb

Have a strong unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

The place stank like a sewer

noun

A strong unpleasant smell; a stench.

Usage examples:

The stink of the place hit me as i went in

adjective

Having a strong unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

‘what you doing with that stink dog?’

verb

Take (drink or liquid food) by sips or spoonfuls.

Usage examples:

She supped up her soup delightedly

noun

A sip of liquid.

Usage examples:

He took another sup of wine

verb

Eat supper.

Usage examples:

You'll sup on seafood delicacies

verb

Cause or allow (something, especially food or drink) to pass down the throat.

Usage examples:

She swallowed a mouthful slowly

noun

An act of swallowing something, especially food or drink.

Usage examples:

He downed his drink in one swallow

noun

A migratory swift-flying songbird with a forked tail and long pointed wings, feeding on insects in flight.

Usage examples:

The central aim of our study was to demonstrate that both natural and sexual selection have been im…

verb

Wash or rinse out (an area or container) by pouring large amounts of water or other liquid over or into it.

Usage examples:

I swilled out the mug

noun

Kitchen refuse and scraps of waste food mixed with water for feeding to pigs.

Usage examples:

Government yesterday also placed an immediate ban on swill (kitchen refuse) bought from ships after…

verb

To drink something, usually alcohol, in large amounts