- suck it up N. Amer.
- suck it up N. Amer.informalaccept a hardship.→ suck
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
suck it up N. Amer.
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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 — ► VERB 1) draw into the mouth by contracting the lip muscles to make a partial vacuum. 2) hold (something) in the mouth and draw at it by contracting the lip and cheek muscles. 3) draw in a specified direction by creating a vacuum. 4) (suck… … English terms dictionary
suck — (v.) O.E. sucan, from PIE root *sug /*suk of imitative origin (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. sugan, O.N. suga, M.Du. sughen, Du. zuigen, Ger. saugen to suck; L. sugere to suck, succus juice, sap; O.Ir. sugim, Welsh sugno … Etymology dictionary
sucker punch — suck′er punch sl. 1) sts to punch (a person) unexpectedly 2) sts an unexpected punch • Etymology: 1940–45, amer … From formal English to slang
suckerfish — suck•er•fish [[t]ˈsʌk ərˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. fish•es, (esp. collectively) fish. ich remora • Etymology: 1835–45, amer … From formal English to slang
chinch bug — a small lygaeid bug, Blissus leucopterus, that feeds on corn, wheat, and other grains. [1775 85, Amer.] * * * ▪ insect (Blissus leucopterus), important grain and corn pest belonging to the insect family Lygaeidae (order Heteroptera). Though a… … Universalium
sucker — young mammal before it is weaned, late 14c., agent noun from SUCK (Cf. suck). Slang meaning person who is easily deceived is first attested 1836, Amer.Eng., on notion of naivete; the verb in this sense is from 1939. But another theory traces the… … Etymology dictionary
milk snake — noun nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes • Syn: ↑house snake, ↑milk adder, ↑checkered adder, ↑Lampropeltis triangulum • Hypernyms: ↑king snake, ↑kingsnake … Useful english dictionary
dummy — noun (plural dummies) 1》 a model or replica of a human being. 2》 an object designed to resemble and serve as a substitute for the real one. ↘Brit. a rubber or plastic teat for a baby to suck on. 3》 (chiefly in rugby and soccer) a feigned pass … English new terms dictionary
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