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SUCKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sucker" is a kind of...):
catostomid (a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae)
Meronyms (parts of "sucker"):
sucker (flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sucker"):
buffalo fish; buffalofish (any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley)
hog molly; hog sucker; Hypentelium nigricans (widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams)
redhorse; redhorse sucker (North American sucker with reddish fins)
Holonyms ("sucker" is a member of...):
Catostomidae; family Catostomidae (suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("sucker" is a kind of...):
organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sucker"):
cupule (a sucker on the feet of certain flies)
Derivation:
suck (give suck to)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Hard candy on a stick
Synonyms:
all-day sucker; lollipop; sucker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("sucker" is a kind of...):
candy; confect (a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("sucker" is a kind of...):
freshwater fish (flesh of fish from fresh water used as food)
Holonyms ("sucker" is a part of...):
sucker (mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
Synonyms:
chump; fall guy; fool; gull; mark; mug; patsy; soft touch; sucker
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sucker" is a kind of...):
dupe; victim (a person who is tricked or swindled)
Derivation:
suck (take in, also metaphorically)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("sucker" is a kind of...):
drinker (a person who drinks liquids)
Derivation:
suck (draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A shoot arising from a plant's roots
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sucker" is a kind of...):
shoot (a new branch)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb sucker
