əbˈzɔːb æbˈsɔɹb

ˈbɹɛs(t)fiːd dɹɔː dɹɔ nɜːs nɝs stɪŋk sʌk sʌk ˈsʌkɪŋ sʌ.kəl ˈsʌkʃən the act of sucking 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 give suck to The wetnurse suckled the infant You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places take in, also metaphorically The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister's words draw something in by or as if by a vacuum Mud was sucking at her feet provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation be inadequate or objectionable this sucks! this blows! attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad