suck something from something

suck something from something
suck something from something
to draw something out of something by the application of a vacuum. •

Freddie used his straw to suck the last of the cola from the can.

The machine sucked the water from the bottom of the barrel.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • suck — suckless, adj. /suk/, v.t. 1. to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw. 2. to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by or as if by suction: Plants suck moisture from the… …   Universalium

  • suck — [[t]sʌ̱k[/t]] sucks, sucking, sucked 1) VERB If you suck something, you hold it in your mouth and pull at it with the muscles in your cheeks and tongue, for example in order to get liquid out of it. [V n] They waited in silence and sucked their… …   English dictionary

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  • suck — suck1 [ sʌk ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to pull liquid into your mouth by using the muscles in your cheeks and tongue: After the accident, I could only suck liquids through a straw. suck at: a baby sucking at the breast a ) to put… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • suck — suck1 S3 [sʌk] v [: Old English; Origin: sucan] 1.) [I and T] to take air, liquid etc into your mouth by making your lips form a small hole and using the muscles of your mouth to pull it in suck sth in ▪ Michael put the cigarette to his lips and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • suck — /sʌk / (say suk) verb (t) 1. to draw into the mouth by action of the lips and tongue which produces a partial vacuum: to suck lemonade through a straw. 2. to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by any process resembling this: plants suck up… …  

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