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Sucking
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suck
v.
draw into the mouth using the lips and tongue; draw in, pull in; place in the mouth and draw upon; cause to dissolve in the mouth; be repulsive or disgusting (Slang); behave obsequiously (Slang)
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Suction
Suction is the flow of a fluid into a partial vacuum, or region of low pressure. The pressure gradient between this region and the ambient pressure will propel matter toward the low pressure area. Suction is popularly thought of as an attractive effect, which is incorrect since vacuums do not innately attract matter. Dust is "sucked" into a vacuum cleaner when it is pushed in by the higher pressure air on the outside of the cleaner. The higher pressure of the surrounding fluid can push matter into a vacuum but a vacuum cannot attract matter.
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sucking
Noun
1. the act of sucking
(synonym) suck, suction
(hypernym) consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
(derivation) suck
suck
Noun
1. the act of sucking
(synonym) sucking, suction
(hypernym) consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
(derivation) breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
Verb
1. 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"
(hypernym) drink, imbibe
(see-also) take in, sop up, suck in, take up
(verb-group) breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
(derivation) sucking, suction
2. draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"
(hypernym) draw, take out
(derivation) sucking, suction
3. attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
(synonym) suck in
(hypernym) absorb, take in
(derivation) sucking, suction
4. take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
(synonym) absorb, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
(hyponym) wipe up, mop up, mop
(see-also) aspirate, draw in, suck in
(derivation) sucking, suction
5. give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
(synonym) breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
(hypernym) feed, give
(derivation) sucking, suction
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suck
Czas.
ssać; wsysać; wysysać; pochłaniać; podlizywać się (komuś)
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Sucking
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Suck
of Suck
(a.)
Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf.
Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf.
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