Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb suck_in

3 senses of suck in

Sense 1
take in, sop up, suck in, take up -- (take up as if with a sponge)
       => consume, ingest, take in, take, have -- (serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee")

Sense 2
suck, suck in -- (attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad")
       => absorb, take in -- (suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter")

Sense 3
suck in, draw in -- (draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach")
       => hollow, hollow out, core out -- (remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk")

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