suck up

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suck up - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  suck up
      v 1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
           well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn:
           absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up,
           draw, take in, take up]
      2: ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is
         playing up to the chairman" [syn: cozy up, cotton up,
         shine up, play up, sidle up, suck up]
      3: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always
         kowtowing to his boss" [syn: fawn, toady, truckle,
         bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up]