suck in

1. 1.

   take up as if with a sponge

   Synonymstake insop uptake up

   Broaderconsume
2. 2.

   attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.

   “The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad”

   Synonymssuck

   Broaderabsorb
3. 3.

   draw in as if by suction

   “suck in your cheeks and stomach”

   Synonymsdraw in

   Broaderhollow

Questions about suck in

What does suck in mean?

suck in means "take up as if with a sponge". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for suck in?

Close synonyms include take in, sop up, take up, suck, draw in. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is suck in a common word?

suck in is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.