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suckers

/ˈsʌkərz/

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A person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned.

Examples :

"The farmer made sure the pen was secure to protect the new mothers and their suckers from the cold night air. "

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An undesired stem growing out of the roots or lower trunk of a shrub or tree, especially from the rootstock of a grafted plant or tree.

Examples :

""The gardener pruned the rose bush, carefully cutting away the suckers growing from below the graft to ensure the desired rose variety would thrive." "

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(by extension) A parasite; a sponger.

Examples :

"My older brother never gets a job; he's a leech and just lives with my parents like one of the suckers feeding off of them. "

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An organ or body part that does the sucking; especially a round structure on the bodies of some insects, frogs, and octopuses that allows them to stick to surfaces.

Examples :

"The octopus used its suckers to firmly grip the slippery glass of the aquarium. "

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A thing that works by sucking something.

Examples :

"The octopus attached its suckers firmly to the glass of the aquarium. "

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The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a pump basket.

Examples :

"The mechanic showed me how the suckers in the old well pump were worn out, explaining why it couldn't draw water effectively. "

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A pipe through which anything is drawn.

Examples :

"The plumber used a long, flexible sucker to remove the drain clog. "

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A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.

Examples :

"The young boy soaked his suckers in water and excitedly tried to lift smooth stones from the garden path, hoping the atmospheric pressure would work. "

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Examples :

"The small plastic arrow has suckers on the end so it can stick to the window. "

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An animal such as the octopus and remora, which adhere to other bodies with such organs.

Examples :

"The octopus used its suckers to grip the slippery rocks at the bottom of the aquarium. "

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Any fish in the family Catostomidae of North America and eastern Asia, which have mouths modified into downward-pointing, suckerlike structures for feeding in bottom sediments.

Examples :

"While fishing in the river, we mostly caught trout, but my grandpa pointed out some suckers feeding on the bottom, using their special mouths to find food in the mud. "

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A lollipop; a piece of candy which is sucked.

Examples :

"The children enjoyed their brightly colored suckers after the school play. "

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A hard drinker.

Examples :

""The old fishermen at the docks were all known as real suckers, always sharing a beer after a long day's work, no matter how early." "

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An inhabitant of Illinois.

Examples :

"The annual Midwest picnic always brings together families from many states, including the Suckers from Illinois. "

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A migrant lead miner working in the Driftless Area of northwest Illinois, southwest Wisconsin, and northeast Iowa, working in summer and leaving for winter, so named because of the similarity to the migratory patterns of the North American Catostomidae.

Examples :

"During the summer months, the lead mines around Galena were busy with suckers hoping to strike it rich before the harsh Wisconsin winter forced them south. "

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A person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive person.

Examples :

"One poor sucker had actually given her his life’s savings."

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A person irresistibly attracted by something specified.

Examples :

"A sucker for ghost stories."

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(British slang) The penis.

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Any thing or object.

Examples :

"See if you can get that sucker working again."

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Examples :

""Those poor suckers have to work overtime this weekend." "