suck in

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verb

1. take up as if with a sponge (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
take in, sop up, take up
• Hypernyms:
consume, ingest, take in, take, have
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. draw in as if by suction (Freq. 1)
- suck in your cheeks and stomach
• Syn:
draw in
• Hypernyms:
hollow, hollow out, core out
• Verb Group:
aspirate, draw out, suck out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. (Freq. 1)
- The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad
• Syn:
suck
• Derivationally related forms:
suck (for: suck), suction (for: suck)
• Hypernyms:
absorb, take in
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something