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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
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]
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
You say that someone is sucking up to a person in authority when you do not like the fact that they are trying to please the person because of the person's position. (INFORMAL) She kept sucking up to the teachers, especially Mrs Clements. PHRASAL VERB: V P to n, also V P [disapproval]
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
Draw into the mouth, imbibe, absorb.
