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Definition of suck in

take up as if with a sponge
draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
remove as if by suction; "draw in air"
attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"

Similar Words: take in, sop up, take up, draw in, aspirate, suck

Grouped Verbs: aspirate, draw in

Derivational Morphology: sucking, suck, suction

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