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sucker
[ suhk-er ]
/ ˈsʌk ər /
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noun
verb (used with object)
Slang. to make a sucker of; fool; hoodwink: another person suckered by a con artist.
verb (used without object)
to send out suckers or shoots, as a plant.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sucker
suck·er·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sucker
succor, suckerWords nearby sucker
suchlike, suchness, Su-chou, Süchow, suck, sucker, sucker bait, suckerfish, sucker list, sucker-punch, sucket fork
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British Dictionary definitions for sucker
sucker
/ (ˈsʌkə) /
noun
verb
(tr) to strip off the suckers from (a plant)
(intr) (of a plant) to produce suckers
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Scientific definitions for sucker
sucker
[ sŭk′ər ]
A part by which an animal sucks blood from or uses suction to cling to another animal. Leeches and remoras have suckers.
A shoot growing from the base or root of a tree or shrub and giving rise to a new plant, a clone of the plant from which it comes. The growth of suckers is a form of asexual reproduction.
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