suckering

Verb

sucker (third-person singular simple present suckers, present participle suckering, simple past and past participle suckered)

1. (transitive) To strip the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers.
   • to sucker maize
2. (intransitive) To produce suckers; to throw up additional stems or shoots.
   • I have let my vines sucker more than I ought this year, perhaps, but I want to start them out in better shape by encouraging a large growth of wood.1880, Samuel Thorton Kemeys Prime, The Model Farms and Their Methods, page 423
3. (intransitive) To move or attach oneself by means of suckers.
   • I am now the octopus, mucus, held together by soft moist membrane, suckering everywhere.1961, Olympia, numbers 1-4, page 83
4. (informal, transitive) To fool someone; to take advantage of someone.
   • The salesman suckered him into signing an expensive maintenance contract.
5. (informal, transitive, usually) To lure someone.
   • As the escort carriers chug away south, their single 5-inch rear guns are now cleared to open fire as the range closes. Disappointed gunners on other weapons are informed, "Just wait a little longer, boys; we're suckering them into 40-mm range."2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 24:22 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022

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