Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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suck in | No | No | Yes | No |
aspirate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
suck in (noun) | aspirate (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. |
suck in (verb) | aspirate (verb) |
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take up as if with a sponge | inhale (air, water, etc.) |
draw in as if by suction | pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds |
attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc. | remove by suction |