VERB
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take in, also metaphorically
She drew strength from the minister's words
The sponge absorbs water well -
ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior
She is playing up to the chairman -
try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
He is always kowtowing to his boss
How To Use suck up In A Sentence
- Like one that would suck up the darkness like a vacuum cleaner.
- Tumors suck up so much cholesterol that LDL has been considered a vehicle for delivering antitumor drugs to cancer cells.
- Since plants suck up more of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide than anything else on the planet, understanding leaf veins is an important part of grappling with the global carbon budget puzzle.
- Conner was known about the school as the goody-goody to all teachers and a suck up to Jocks.
- Suck up the embarrassment ; tell the truth, we decided.
- People used boom, skimmers, and even "honey wagons," vacuums designed to suck up liquid manure.
- The elephant used its trunk to put food in its mouth and suck up water.
- The plants suck up a lot of water.
- Once ejected, the tarry comets would simply suck up visible light, he says, remaining cloaked in darkness.
- Steve Martin approached his stints as Oscar host in 2001 and 2003 like a guy who had taken a religious vow not to pander or suck up to his audience, both the star-studded one inside the Kodak Theater and the millions tuning in globally. Steve Martin: The bone-dry humor in his Oscar past just needs a little gravy | EW.com
