Meaning of suck in | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To draw inward using suction. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, in.
   transitive
2. To cause (someone) to become slowly more and more involved in some business or situation that may not be to their advantage.
   idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“This is the component of the vacuum cleaner that sucks in dust.”

“I sucked in my belly, hoping to hide⟳ the extra weight I had put⟳ on over the holidays.”

“I really didn't want⟳ to be on the committee, but somehow I got sucked in.”

“Critics argue⟳ that chatbots can be dangerous because—just like⟳ social media—they are engineered to suck⟳ us in.”

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