"suck in" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sucks in [present, singular, third-person], sucking in [participle, present], sucked in [participle, past], sucked in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} suck in (third-person singular simple present sucks in, present participle sucking in, simple past and past participle sucked in)
  1. (transitive) To cause (someone) to become slowly more and more involved in some business or situation that may not be to their advantage. Tags: transitive Synonyms: draw in, rope in, rope into, suck into Synonyms (cause someone to become involved in a situation:): draw into
    Sense id: en-suck_in-en-verb-UnssA0Jx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 87 13 Disambiguation of 'cause someone to become involved in a situation:': 98 2
  2. (transitive) To draw inward. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-suck_in-en-verb-14iuGZzi

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for suck in meaning in English (2.0kB)

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