English-Finnish translations for suck up

• mielistellä
• nuoleskella
• imarrella

Definition of suck up

• To absorb (fluid
• To adulate or flatter somebody excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour

Examples

• The dry soil sucked up water like a sponge.
• Jimmy sucked up to the English teacher hoping he would get an A.

Related words

• suck up#Inglese|suck up
• suck up to
• suck it up
• suck-up