· take up as if with a sponge
Synonym(s): take_in, sop_up, take_up
Hypernym(s): consume, ingest, take_in, take, have
· attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
Synonym(s): suck
· draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
Synonym(s): draw_in
Hypernym(s): hollow, hollow_out, core_out