suck in
verb
sucked in; sucking in; sucks in
2
: to contract, flatten, and tighten (the abdomen) especially by inhaling deeply
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she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares
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Related article Engaging your core is not the same as sucking in your belly.
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Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine since 2022 has sucked in manpower and resources.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Some are translucent spheres that are eerily silent, seemingly sucking in all the noise around them, ready to engulf all who would wander near them, like a black hole.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
As demonstrated by Oxy, a huge bank of fans is set up to suck in air that is passed over a chemical that absorbs CO2.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine since 2022 has sucked in manpower and resources.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Some are translucent spheres that are eerily silent, seemingly sucking in all the noise around them, ready to engulf all who would wander near them, like a black hole.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
As demonstrated by Oxy, a huge bank of fans is set up to suck in air that is passed over a chemical that absorbs CO2.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Suck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suck%20in. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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