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SUCK IN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Take up as if with a sponge
Synonyms:
sop up; suck in; take in; take up
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "suck in" is one way to...):
consume; have; ingest; take; take in (serve oneself to, or consume regularly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Draw in as if by suction
Example:
suck in your cheeks and stomach
Synonyms:
draw in; suck in
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "suck in" is one way to...):
core out; hollow; hollow out (remove the interior of)
Verb group:
aspirate; draw out; suck out (remove by suction)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.
Example:
The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad
Synonyms:
suck; suck in
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Hypernyms (to "suck in" is one way to...):
absorb; take in (suck or take up or in)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
