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Suck
- noun - attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
- be inadequate or objectionable; "this sucks!"
- draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"
- draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"
- give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
- provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
- the act of sucking
Sulk
- noun - a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk"
- be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
Sunk
- verb - appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
- cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
- doomed to extinction
- embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
- fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
- fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
- go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
- pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"
Tack
- noun - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- (nautical) the act of changing tack
- a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
- create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
- fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
- fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
- gear for a horse
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- sailing a zigzag course
- sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"
- the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
- turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"
Talk
- noun - a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
- an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"
- deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
- discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
- divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
- exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
- express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
- idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"
- reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"
- the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local
Tank
- noun - a cell for violent prisoners
- a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
- a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
- an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
- as much as a tank will hold
- consume excessive amounts of alcohol
- store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it
- treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse"
Task
- noun - a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
- assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"
- use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience"
Teak
- noun - hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
- tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood