What does chupar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word chupar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chupar in Spanish.

The word chupar in Spanish means suck, lick, suck, soak up, sop up, milk, drink, sip, waste away, put up with, hog the camera, sponge, mooch, die, expire, follow closely, take advantage, burn rubber, draft. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chupar

suck

verbo transitivo (extraer, succionar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me gusta chupar el jugo de los mangos maduros.
I love sucking the juice from ripe mangoes.

lick

verbo transitivo (pasar la lengua)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me da asco que tu perro me chupe la mano.
It really grosses me out when your dog licks my hand.

suck

verbo transitivo (disolver algo en la boca)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mariana siempre chupa una menta después del almuerzo.
Mariana always sucks on a mint after lunch.

soak up, sop up

verbo transitivo (absorber)

Esta toalla gruesa chupa mucha agua.
This thick towel soaks up a lot of water.

milk

(coloquial (aprovecharse ilícitamente) (informal: benefit illicitly from)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Todos esos funcionarios corruptos chupaban del ayuntamiento.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The old woman died penniless; her dishonest lawyer had milked her dry.

drink, sip

verbo intransitivo (AmL: coloquial (beber alcohol)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Todos los invitados chuparon hasta el amanecer.
All the guests were drinking until dawn.

waste away

verbo pronominal (adelgazar, perder peso) (figurative)

Estaba tan obsesionada con las dietas que se fue chupando hasta quedar en los huesos.
She was so obsessed with dieting that she wasted away until she was skin and bones.

put up with

verbo pronominal (coloquial (aguantar, soportar) (colloquial)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
El estudiante se chupó la bronca sin protestar.
He put up with the ticking off without protest.

hog the camera

locución verbal (coloquial (acaparar protagonismo) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Como te gusta chupar cámara, estás en todos los vídeos.
Don't you just love to hog the camera! You're in all the videos!

sponge, mooch

locución verbal (ES (vivir a costa ajena) (informal)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
No me gustaría pedirle dinero a mis padres, dicen que siempre chupo del bote.

die, expire

locución verbal (México, coloquial (morirse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Si no dejas de fumar como chacuaco vas a chupar faros.
If you don't stop smoking like a chimney, you're going to bite the dust.

follow closely

locución verbal (coloquial (ciclista: ir detrás de otro)

No para de chupar rueda detrás del otro para que lo proteja del aire.

take advantage

locución verbal (coloquial (aprovecharse de otro)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Siempre está chupando rueda del éxito de Juan.

burn rubber

locución verbal (coloquial (desgastar los neumáticos)

No hagas derrapes que eso chupa mucha rueda.

draft

locución verbal (detrás de otro ciclista) (cycling)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Chupar rueda es un recurso útil cuando hay viento.
Drafting is a useful strategy when it's windy.

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