Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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aspirate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
suck in | No | No | Yes | No |
aspirate (noun) | suck in (noun) |
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a consonant pronounced with aspiration | |
a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds. |
aspirate (verb) | suck in (verb) |
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inhale (air, water, etc.) | take up as if with a sponge |
pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds | draw in as if by suction |
remove by suction | attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. |