suck up
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 in, also metaphorically
The sponge absorbs water well
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior
She is playing up to the chairman
Types & categories
- ingratiate hypernym
Sense 3 verb
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
He is always kowtowing to his boss
Types & categories
- flatter hypernym
- curry favor hyponym
Related & opposite
- truckling derivation
- kowtow derivation
- apple polisher derivation
- crawler derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | suck in |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | attract |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sucking |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sucker |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | juicer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | absorption |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | absorber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mop up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sponge up |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ingratiate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | truckling |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | kowtow |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | apple polisher |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | crawler |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | flatter |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | curry favor |