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suck
A	noun
	1	sucking, suck, suction
			the act of sucking
		Category Tree: phenomenon ╚process ╚organic process; biological process ╚bodily process; body process; bodily function; activity ╚consumption; ingestion; intake; uptake ╚sucking, suck, suction
B	verb
	1	suck
			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"
		Category Tree: consume; ingest; take in; take; have ╚drink; imbibe ╚suck
	2	breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
			give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
		Category Tree: transfer ╚give ╚provide; supply; ply; cater ╚feed; give ╚breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
	3	absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
			take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

	4	suck
			draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"
		Category Tree: remove; take; take away; withdraw ╚draw; take out ╚suck
	5	suck, suck in
			attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
		Category Tree: absorb; take in ╚suck, suck in

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