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Detailed Synonyms for suck up in English

suck up:

to suck up verb (sucks up, sucked up, sucking up)

  1. to suck up
    to drain away; to absorb; to suck up; to suck
    • drain away verb (drains away, drained away, draining away)
    • absorb verb (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)
    • suck up verb (sucks up, sucked up, sucking up)
    • suck verb (sucks, sucked, sucking)
  2. to suck up
    – try to gain favor by cringing or flattering 1
    to fawn; to suck up; toady; kowtow; bootlick; truckle; kotow
    – try to gain favor by cringing or flattering 1
  3. to suck up
    – take in, also metaphorically 1
    to draw; to suck; to absorb; to take up; to take in; imbibe; to suck up; soak up; sop up
    – take in, also metaphorically 1
    • draw verb (draws, drew, drawing)
    • suck verb (sucks, sucked, sucking)
    • absorb verb (absorbs, absorbed, absorbing)
      • The sponge absorbs water well1
    • take up verb (takes up, took up, taking up)
    • take in verb (takes in, took in, taking in)
    • imbibe verb
    • suck up verb (sucks up, sucked up, sucking up)
    • soak up verb
    • sop up verb
  4. to suck up
    – ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior 1
    to suck up; to play up; to shine up; cozy up; sidle up; cotton up
    – ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior 1

Conjugations for suck up:

present
  1. suck up
  2. suck up
  3. sucks up
  4. suck up
  5. suck up
  6. suck up
simple past
  1. sucked up
  2. sucked up
  3. sucked up
  4. sucked up
  5. sucked up
  6. sucked up
present perfect
  1. have sucked up
  2. have sucked up
  3. has sucked up
  4. have sucked up
  5. have sucked up
  6. have sucked up
past continuous
  1. was sucking up
  2. were sucking up
  3. was sucking up
  4. were sucking up
  5. were sucking up
  6. were sucking up
future
  1. shall suck up
  2. will suck up
  3. will suck up
  4. shall suck up
  5. will suck up
  6. will suck up
continuous present
  1. am sucking up
  2. are sucking up
  3. is sucking up
  4. are sucking up
  5. are sucking up
  6. are sucking up
subjunctive
  1. be sucked up
  2. be sucked up
  3. be sucked up
  4. be sucked up
  5. be sucked up
  6. be sucked up
diverse
  1. suck up!
  2. let's suck up!
  3. sucked up
  4. sucking up
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "suck up":


Related Definitions for "suck up":

  1. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering1
  2. take in, also metaphorically1
  3. ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior1

Related Synonyms for suck up