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gave suck

gave suck is the simple past of give suck.

Meaning of give suck

Verb

give suck (third-person singular simple present gives suck, present participle giving suck, simple past gave suck, past participle given suck)

  1. (archaic) To suckle; to give milk from the breast (to).
    • Wo be in those dayes to them that are with chylde, and to them that geve sucke.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew

Questions about gave suck

What is gave suck the simple past of?
Gave suck is the simple past of give suck.

Words near gave suck in the dictionary

  1. gave something a miss
  2. gave something a shot
  3. gave something a try
  4. gave something a whirl
  5. gave something up as a bad job
  6. gave suck
  7. gave the ax
  8. gave the axe
  9. gave the bird
  10. gave the devil his due
  11. gave the dirts

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