suck in

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suck in

verb sucks in · sucking in · sucked in

transitive To draw inward using suction. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, in. This is the component of the vacuum cleaner that sucks in dust.
Similar: draw in, rope in, rope into, suck into
idiomatic, transitive To cause (someone) to become slowly more and more involved in some business or situation that may not be to their advantage. I really didn't want to be on the committee, but somehow I got sucked in.
Similar: draw into

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verb to draw inward using suction

Deutsch	einsaugen
Italiano	risucchiare
Русский	вса́сывать vsásyvatʹ, всоса́ть vsosátʹ

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@misc{suck_in_2026,
  title = {suck in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/suck%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}