suck through

Frequency: 7.08.3 per million words

To draw a substance through a narrow object like a straw.

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Examples (10)

  • The baby could suck liquid through the specialized nipple.
  • He managed to suck the last bit of juice through the straw.
  • The patient was unable to suck nourishment through the feeding tube.
  • Can you suck this medicine through this narrow opening?
  • The pump works by sucking water through a hose.
  • She showed him how to suck the air through the valve.
  • The device is designed to suck pollutants through a filter.
  • He tried to suck the ink through the pen's nib.
  • The insect used its proboscis to suck nectar through the flower.
  • The vacuum cleaner sucks dust through its nozzle.