Past tense for to draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lips and mouth to make a partial vacuum
“Each time I brought a heaped spoonful to his mouth, he would greedily suck it all in.”
Past tense for to inhale, especially with deep breaths
“Then she began to suck in air, her lungs forcing her to live, even when her soul desired something else.”
Past tense for to draw in a specified direction, especially by creating a vacuum
“The lead car displaces the air, creating a vacuum to suck the trailing car along.”
Past tense for to empty or draw out from a space or container
“Dementors suck the life out of the room by imposing their negativity and pessimism upon everyone they encounter.”
Past tense for to engulf or swallow up
“But when the swamp, which was little better than a quicksand, began to suck the ship down lower and lower, panic ensued.”
Past tense for to implicate someone in a situation
“It threatened to suck him into the world of conflict and violence he was ordered to avoid.”
Past tense for to be very bad or unpleasant
“I would have appreciated it if the movie at least tried to not suck as much as it did.”
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