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suck in
Overview of verb suck-in
The verb suck in has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) take in, sop up, suck in, take up -- (take up as if with a sponge)
2. (1) suck, suck in -- (attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad")
3. (1) suck in, draw in -- (draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach")
Antonyms of verb suck-in
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb suck-in
3 senses of suck in
Sense 1
take in, sop up, suck in, take up
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sense 2
suck, suck in
=> absorb, take in
Sense 3
suck in, draw in
=> hollow, hollow out, core out
=> empty
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb suck-in
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb suck-in
3 senses of suck in
Sense 1
take in, sop up, suck in, take up
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sense 2
suck, suck in
=> absorb, take in
Sense 3
suck in, draw in
=> hollow, hollow out, core out
'Cause To' of verb suck-in
Derived Forms of verb suck-in
Domain of verb suck-in
Domain Terms of verb suck-in
Familiarity of verb suck-in
suck in used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb suck-in
3 senses of suck in
Sense 1
take in, sop up, suck in, take up
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
suck, suck in
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
suck in, draw in
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb suck-in
3 senses of suck in
Sense 1
take in, sop up, suck in, take up
> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
=> hit
=> cannibalize, cannibalise
=> use, habituate
=> eat
=> eat
=> drink, imbibe
=> drink, booze, fuddle
=> partake, touch
=> feed, eat
=> satiate, sate, replete, fill
=> sample, try, try out, taste
=> take in, sop up, suck in, take up
=> smoke
=> drug, do drugs
=> swallow, get down
=> sup
Sense 2
suck, suck in
> absorb, take in
=> suck, suck in
Sense 3
suck in, draw in
> hollow, hollow out, core out
=> rout, gouge
=> scallop, scollop
=> hole
=> suck in, draw in
=> scoop out
=> cavern, cavern out
=> cave, undermine
=> dig, dig out
=> excavate
=> core
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb suck-in
Sense 1
take in, sop up, suck in, take up
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
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Sense 2
suck, suck in
=> absorb, take in
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Sense 3
suck in, draw in
=> hollow, hollow out, core out
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