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To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and
tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the liquid to rush
in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or apply force to, by exhausting
the air. |
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To draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; as, to
suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk from (the mother, the
breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of an animal sucks the
mother, or dam; an infant sucks the breast. |
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To draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking;
to inhale; to absorb; as, to suck in air; the roots of plants suck
water from the ground. |
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To draw or drain. |
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To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up. |
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To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with
the mouth, or through a tube. |
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To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the
young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking. |
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To draw in; to imbibe; to partake. |
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The act of drawing with the mouth. |
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That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking; specifically,
mikl drawn from the breast. |
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A small draught. |
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Juice; succulence. |