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sucked (up)verbpast tense of suck (up) to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superiora young lieutenant constantly sucking up to the commanding officer apple-polished, bootlicked, fawned, fussed, kowtowed, toadied, truckled drooled, gushed, slavered, slobberedendeared, ingratiatedcourted, wooedadulated, idolized, worshipped(also worshiped)blandished, cajoled, coaxed, flattered, overpraised, soft-soapedcowered, cringed, groveled(or grovelled)abased, debased, demeaneddeferred, submitted, yielded curried favor, kissed up to despised, disdained, scornedgibed(or jibed), jeered, scoffedbraved, challenged, defied to take in (something liquid) through small openingsthese lilacs sucked up all the water I added to the vase yesterday absorbed, drank, imbibed, soaked (up), sponged, took up gulped, guzzled, quaffed, sipped, slurped, swallowed, swigged, swilled |