suck up
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(verb) be able to take in, as of liquids; "The sponge absorbs water well" |
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Synonyms: absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, take in, take up |
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Related Words: blot, mop, mop up, sponge up, wipe up |
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(verb) ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman" |
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Synonyms: cotton up, cozy up, play up, shine up, sidle up |
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Related Words: ingratiate |
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(verb) court favor by cringing or flattering |
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Synonyms: bootlick, fawn, kotow, kowtow, toady, truckle |
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Related Words: blandish, flatter |
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