suck in
See also: suckin'
English edit
Verb edit
suck in (third-person singular simple present sucks in, present participle sucking in, simple past and past participle sucked in)
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to become slowly more and more involved in some business or situation that may not be to their advantage.
- I really didn't want to be on the committee, but somehow I got sucked in.
- (transitive) To draw inward.
- 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.
Usage notes edit
- When used in the sense "to cause someone to become involved in a situation", it is usually in the passive; one is sucked in by the situation.
Synonyms edit
- (cause someone to become involved in a situation:) draw into, draw in, rope in, rope into, suck into