suck
verb (used with object)
to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue.
sucked
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past participleof suck.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof suck.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
suckverb (used with object)to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue.
Example Sentences
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Everyone has sucked it up to go to the wedding of a couple they disapprove of, or a family dinner that will inevitably turn into an argument.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
The story of a scholar sucked into a historical-conspiratorial rabbit hole, the movie itself is made with a similarly fanatical attention, to both its style and its subject.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
I’m preparing myself now for the hours of sleep I’ll lose getting sucked into the TikTok discourse about it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The offer of credit, with few conditions attached, has also sucked in workers from the gig economy, with the platforms for which they work sometimes acting as their lenders.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
I closed my eyes, puffed out my chest, and sucked my lungs full of that fresh-scented air.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
