No. 16,981 in Russian
сосут
"Сосут" translates to "suck" (third person plural, present tense) in English.
In a sentence
Дети сосут леденцы.
The children are sucking on lollipops.
The verb 'сосут' is used in the literal sense of drawing something into the mouth by creating a vacuum.
Цветы сосут влагу из почвы.
The flowers are absorbing moisture from the soil.
The verb 'сосут' is used metaphorically to describe drawing or absorbing moisture.
Критики считают, что этот фильм сосут.
Critics think that this movie sucks.
The verb 'сосут' is used colloquially in a negative expression to mean 'is bad'.
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