suck from

suck from (something)

1. To create a vacuum on the other end of a particular apparatus in order to draw something through it. The doctors had to wire his jaw shut to let it heal, so he'll be sucking from a straw for the foreseeable future. A vacuum cleaner uses an air pump to expel air out from the rear, and it sucks from the hose on the front as a result of this low internal air pressure.

2. To draw something through some apparatus by creating a vacuum on the other end of it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "suck" and "from." It's always weird to me when people suck beer from a straw. The machine sucks particulates through a nozzle on the top.

3. To draw something out of some space or container by creating a vacuum on the other end of a narrow opening or apparatus. A noun or pronoun can be used between "suck" and "from." The purifier sucks dust from the air and traps it in a filter that you can clean or replace. He was caught sucking gasoline from parked cars around the city.

suck something from something

to draw something out of something by the application of a vacuum. Freddie used his straw to suck the last of the cola from the can. The machine sucked the water from the bottom of the barrel.