ALL meanings of suck up
suck up
S s - transitive verb+adverb suck up ingest by sucking 1
- transitive verb+adverb suck up draw upwards 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs suck up be obsequious, fawn 1
- intransitivephrasal verb suck up be obsequious to sb 1
- verb with object suck up to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw. 1
- verb with object suck up to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by or as if by suction: Plants suck moisture from the earth. The pump sucked water from the basement. 1
- verb with object suck up to apply the lips or mouth to and draw upon by producing a partial vacuum, especially for extracting fluid contents: to suck an orange. 1
- verb with object suck up to put into the mouth and draw upon: to suck one's thumb. 1
- verb with object suck up to take into the mouth and dissolve by the action of the tongue, saliva, etc.: to suck a piece of candy. 1
- verb with object suck up to render or bring to a specified condition by or as if by sucking. 1
- verb without object suck up to draw something in by producing a partial vacuum in the mouth, especially to draw milk from the breast. 1
- verb without object suck up to draw or be drawn by or as if by suction. 1
- verb without object suck up (of a pump) to draw air instead of water, as when the water is low or a valve is defective. 1
- verb without object suck up Slang. to behave in a fawning manner (usually followed by around). 1
- verb without object suck up Slang. to be repellent or unpleasant: Poverty sucks. 1
- verb without object suck up Slang. to be inferior, as in quality or execution; be poor: Everyone says the show sucks. She sucks at tennis. 1
- noun suck up an act or instance of sucking. 1
- noun suck up a sucking force. 1
- noun suck up the sound produced by sucking. 1
- noun suck up that which is sucked; nourishment drawn from the breast. 1
- noun suck up a small drink; sip. 1
- noun suck up a whirlpool. 1
- idioms suck up suck face, to engage in soul-kissing. 1
- phrasal verb suck up You say that someone is sucking up to a person in authority when you do not like the fact that they are trying to please the person because of the person's position. 0