吸う — meaning in English

English meaning

• absorb verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
• smoke noun The visible gas and particles given off by something burning.
• suck verb To draw liquid or air into the mouth using the lips and tongue.

Senses

吸う is used for these senses in English:

• absorb (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. [first attested in the early 17th century.]
• smoke (transitive) To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
• smoke (intransitive) To inhale and exhale tobacco smoke.
• smoke (intransitive) To give off smoke.

absorb — full definition

1. verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
2. verb To take in and reduce the force of an impact, sound, or shock.
3. verb To fully occupy someone's attention or interest.
4. verb To take on a cost so that others don't have to pay it.

smoke — full definition

1. noun The visible gas and particles given off by something burning.
2. verb To inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, or pipe.
3. verb To give off smoke.
4. verb To preserve or flavor food by exposing it to smoke.

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