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suck (up)verb 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-polish, bootlick, fawn, fuss, kowtow, toady, truckle drool, gush, slaver, slobberendear, ingratiatecourt, wooadulate, idolize, worshipblandish, cajole, coax, flatter, overpraise, soft-soapcower, cringe, grovelabase, debase, demeandefer, submit, yield curry favor, kiss up to despise, disdain, scorngibe(or jibe), jeer, scoffbrave, challenge, defy to take in (something liquid) through small openingsthese lilacs sucked up all the water I added to the vase yesterday absorb, drink, imbibe, soak (up), sponge, take up gulp, guzzle, quaff, sip, slurp, swallow, swig, swill suck-upnouna person who flatters another in order to get aheadI'd like to give my boss a birthday present, but I don't want to look like a shameless suck-up apple-polisher, bootlicker, brownnoser, fawner, flunky(also flunkey or flunkie), lickspittle, sycophant, toady yes-manapparatchik, company manhanger-on, leech, parasite, sponge, spongerhenchman, lackey, lapdog, minion, running dog, satellite, slave, stoogeadmirer, cultist, devotee, enthusiast, fan, groveler, idolater(or idolator), worshipper(or worshiper), zealotadherent, camp follower, convert, disciple, follower, me-tooer, partisan(also partizan), pupil, votary in 1970 |