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gives suck

gives suck is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 gives suck

What is gives suck the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives suck is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give suck.

Words near gives suck in the dictionary

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

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