- suckle suck·le vt
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suck — verb 1》 draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lip and mouth to make a partial vacuum. ↘hold (something) in the mouth and draw at it by contracting the lip and cheek muscles. ↘draw in a specified direction by creating a… … English new terms dictionary
suck — v. & n. v. 1 tr. draw (a fluid) into the mouth by making a partial vacuum. 2 tr. (also absol.) a draw milk or other fluid from or through (the breast etc. or a container). b extract juice from (a fruit) by sucking. 3 tr. a draw sustenance,… … Useful english dictionary
Suckle — Suc kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suckling}.] [Freq. of suck.] To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. Addison. [1913 Webster] The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier. Shak. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suckle — c.1400, perhaps a causative form of M.E. suken to suck (see SUCK (Cf. suck)), or a back formation from SUCKLING (Cf. suckling) (though this word is attested only from mid 15c.). Related: Suckled … Etymology dictionary
suckle — [suk′əl] vt. suckled, suckling [ME sokelen, prob. back form. < sokelynge,SUCKLING] 1. to cause to suck at the breast or udder; nurse 2. to bring up; rear; foster vi. to suck at the breast or udder … English World dictionary
suckle — suck•le [[t]ˈsʌk əl[/t]] v. led, ling 1) anb to nurse at the breast or udder 2) to nourish or bring up 3) anb to suck at the breast or udder • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME sucklen; see suck, le … From formal English to slang
Suckle — Suc kle, v. i. To nurse; to suck. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suckle — suck|le [ˈsʌkəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from suckling] 1.) [T] to feed a baby or young animal with milk from the breast ▪ a sheep suckling her lamb 2.) [I] if a baby or young animal suckles, it sucks milk from a breast →↑breast feed … Dictionary of contemporary English
suckle — suck|le [ sʌkl ] verb transitive OLD FASHIONED to feed a baby or young animal with milk from a breast or UDDER a. intransitive TECHNICAL if a baby or young animal suckles, it sucks milk from a breast or UDDER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suckle — suck·le … English syllables
suck — [OE] Suck is part of a widespread Indo European family of ‘suck’ words which go back to the base *seug , *seuk . This no doubt originated in imitation of the sound of sucking from the mother’s breast. Amongst its relatives are Latin sūgere (whose … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
