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 boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad" [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}]