suck
1 verb liquid, air, etc: take into mouth TRANSITIVEsúigh verb diúl verb tarraing isteach they sucked the venom from the wound shúigh siad an nimh as an gcneáshe sucked the milk off the spoon shúigh sí an bainne den spúnógI sucked the juice out of the orange dhiúl mé an sú as an oráistethey sucked the drink through straws shúigh siad an deoch as coinlíní, d'ól siad an deoch as soiphe sucked in the country air shúigh sé isteach aer na tuaithe, líon sé a scamhóga le haer na tuaithe
2 verb sweet, cigarette, etcShow full entry
3 verb gas, fuel, etc TRANSITIVEsúigh verb the engine sucks in fuel súnn an t-inneall breosla isteachoxygen was sucked into the cylinder súdh ocsaigin isteach sa sorcóirthe fan sucked air out of the room shúigh an gaothrán aer amach as an seomra 4 verb with force TRANSITIVEsúigh verb tarraing verb the storm sucked the tiles off the roof tharraing an stoirm na tíleanna den díon 5 verb involve sb in sth TRANSITIVEhe got sucked into the conflict tarraingíodh isteach sa choimhlint é 6 verb remove positivity from sth TRANSITIVEídigh verb it sucked the energy out of us d'ídigh sé ár gcuid fuinnimhhis work is sucking the life out of him tá a chuid oibre á mharú 7 verb very informal be useless INTRANSITIVEthis film sucks níl aon mhaith sa scannán seo, níl maith ar bith sa scannán seo, níl cuma ná caoi ar an scannán seo, is drochscannán amach is amach é seoI sucked at hurling bhí mé go hainnis ag an iomáint, ní raibh aon chuma orm ag an iomáint, bhí mé gan úsáid ag iomáint 8 noundiúl masc1 sú masc he only took a few sucks níor thóg sé ach cúpla súimín