suck out
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
Pull something out of a place using a sucking force.
Literal meaning: To suck (draw by suction) something out of a container or body — physically extracting it through a sucking motion.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To remove a substance from a place by applying suction.
"The doctor used a syringe to suck out the venom from the wound."
Grammar: separable
2 B2
idiomatic
informal
(Figurative) To drain someone or something of energy, enthusiasm, or positivity.
"That toxic work environment sucked all the creativity out of the team."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used literally in medical, mechanical, and everyday contexts. Also used figuratively to mean draining energy, life, or positivity from someone or something. The figurative use is very common in informal speech.
Commonly used with
venom poison air moisture energy life
Forms
Base
suck out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sucks out
he/she/it
Past simple
sucked out
yesterday
Past participle
sucked out
have + pp
-ing form
sucking out
continuous
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