"suck all the air out of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sucks all the air out of [present, singular, third-person], sucking all the air out of [participle, present], sucked all the air out of [participle, past], sucked all the air out of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} suck all the air out of (third-person singular simple present sucks all the air out of, present participle sucking all the air out of, simple past and past participle sucked all the air out of)
  1. Alternative form of suck the air out of
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, all, air, out.
    Sense id: en-suck_all_the_air_out_of-en-verb-491IxMGL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 34 42
  2. Alternative form of suck the air out of
    To dominate or overwhelm.
    Sense id: en-suck_all_the_air_out_of-en-verb-9s23cKwQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 34 42
  3. Alternative form of suck the air out of
    To destroy.
    Sense id: en-suck_all_the_air_out_of-en-verb-uajCaC~x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 34 42

Inflected forms

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