Kilo Lingo

/sʌk/

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Translation

To pull liquid or air into your mouth without biting or chewing.

Word origin

From Old English sucan, an old word for drawing liquid into the mouth.

Origin
Old English
Root
sucan

Grammar

Verb typeregular (suck, sucks, sucked)

Examples

straw.

Here "suck" is pulling the drink up into your mouth.

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"Sucks" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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In informal English, "it sucks" means it is very bad.

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This word is part of lesson 19.