Translations for „suck-up“ in the English » German Dictionary

suck-up N

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suck-up Am inf

Schleimer(in) mf

I . suck up VB trans

1. suck up (consume):

to suck up ⇆ sth

etw aufsaugen

2. suck up (absorb):

to suck up gases

Gase ansaugen

to suck up a liquid/moisture

eine Flüssigkeit/Feuchtigkeit aufsaugen

II . suck up VB intr pej inf

to suck up to sb

sich acc bei jdm einschmeicheln

to suck up to sb

jdm in den Arsch kriechen coarse

suck·up [Am ˈsʌkʌp] N inf!

suckup

Schleimer(in) m (f) pej

suckup

Arschkriecher(in) m (f) coarse

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to suck up gases

Gase ansaugen

to suck up a liquid/moisture

eine Flüssigkeit/Feuchtigkeit aufsaugen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

From here it will suck up waste from an underground installation.

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After accidentally dropping the professor's engagement ring down the drain, he fell to despair and started to suck up everything around him.

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Later, the second star can swell up, allowing the neutron star to suck up its matter.

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