Suck

/sʌk/

Meaning & Definition

noun

Something that is very poor in quality.

The concert was a total suck; I left midway through.

verb

To draw into the mouth by creating a vacuum, typically using the lips.

The baby began to suck its thumb for comfort.

To take in a substance through the mouth or to draw in or up.

He suckled the milk from the bottle quickly.

To have a strong negative effect or to be of poor quality.

That movie really sucks; I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Middle English: from Old English 'succan', related to Dutch 'zuigen' and German 'saugen'.

suck it up:

Accept an unpleasant situation and deal with it.

suck someone's thumb:

To gesture in a childish or immature way.

suck the life out of:

To take away someone’s energy or enthusiasm.

To be very disappointing or unsatisfactory.

That concert was a total suck.

To perform poorly at a task.

He sucks at basketball.