Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suck in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: suck- in
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To draw inward using suction. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, in.

Transitive verb

verb

To cause (someone) to become slowly more and more involved in some business or situation that may not be to their advantage.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"This is the component of the vacuum cleaner that sucks in dust."
"I sucked in my belly, hoping to hide the extra weight I had put on over the holidays."
"I really didn't want to be on the committee, but somehow I got sucked in."
"Critics argue that chatbots can be dangerous because—just like social media—they are engineered to suck us in."
"Now, I’m not usually one to be sucked in by social media wellness advice, but this is the second time a TikTok diagnosis has caught my eye."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

sucks in (present, singular) sucking in (participle, present) sucked in (participle, past) sucked in (past)

Synonyms

draw into draw in rope in rope into suck into take in sop up take up

Questions

What does suck in mean?: To draw inward using suction. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, in.

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