suck in
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
take up as if with a sponge
Types & categories
- ingest hypernym
Sense 2 verb
attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.
The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad
Types & categories
- take in hypernym
Related & opposite
- sucking derivation
Sense 3 verb
draw in as if by suction
suck in your cheeks and stomach
Types & categories
- hollow out hypernym
Related & opposite
- aspirate verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | ingest |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sucking |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | take in |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | aspirate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | hollow out |