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verb
To draw inward using suction. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To cause (someone) to become slowly more and more involved in some business or situation that may not be to their advantage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
take up as if with a sponge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: take in, sop up, take up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consume, ingest, take in, take, have
verb
draw in as if by suction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: draw in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hollow, hollow out, core out
verb
attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: suck
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: absorb, take in
History
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Across languages
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