comprehend, absorb; cheat, defraud
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suck in
v
1. take up as if with a sponge [syn: take in, sop up, take up ]
2. attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "the current sucked him in" [syn: suck]
3. draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach" [syn: draw in]
4. remove as if by suction; "draw in air" [syn: aspirate, draw in ]
cheat; swindle; deceive; defraud
1. duped, conned; 2. exclamation of derision, used to point out that someone has got what they deserved; serves yourself right!
Verb
1. take up as if with a sponge
(synonym) take in, sop up, take up
(hypernym) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
2. attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
(synonym) suck
(hypernym) absorb, take in
3. draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
(synonym) draw in
(hypernym) hollow, hollow out, core out
(verb-group) aspirate, draw in
4. remove as if by suction; "draw in air"
(synonym) aspirate, draw in
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(verb-group) draw in
