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What is the noun for suckering?

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sucker
  1. A person or thing that sucks.
  2. An organ or body part that does the sucking.
  3. An animal such as the octopus and remora, which adhere to other bodies with such organs.
  4. Any fish in the family Catostomidae of North America and eastern Asia, which have mouths modified into downward-pointing, suckerlike structures for feeding in bottom sediments.
  5. A piece of candy which is sucked; a lollipop.
  6. (horticulture) An undesired stem growing out of the roots or lower trunk of a shrub or tree, especially from the rootstock of a grafted plant or tree.
  7. (Britain, colloquial) A suction cup.
  8. A suckling animal.
  9. The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a pump basket.
  10. A pipe through which anything is drawn.
  11. A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.
  12. A parasite; a sponger.
  13. (slang, archaic) A hard drinker; a soaker.
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  15. Examples:
    1. “Anyone who could be snowed by that kind of line is just a naive sucker.”
      “I can't imagine you doing something for yourself if you can get some sucker to take care of it.”
      “Well, I'm a sucker for a pretty face. I know my time will come when she leaves me for another sucker for a pretty face.”
suckerdom
  1. The state of being a sucker, or gullible person.
  2. The world or sphere of suckers.
sucker
  1. (slang) A thing or object. Any thing or object being called attention to with emphasis, as in "this sucker".
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Anyone who could be snowed by that kind of line is just a naive sucker.”
      “I can't imagine you doing something for yourself if you can get some sucker to take care of it.”
      “Well, I'm a sucker for a pretty face. I know my time will come when she leaves me for another sucker for a pretty face.”
sucka
  1. Eye dialect spelling of sucker, representing non-rhotic English.
sucker
  1. One who is easily fooled, or gulled.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Anyone who could be snowed by that kind of line is just a naive sucker.”
      “I can't imagine you doing something for yourself if you can get some sucker to take care of it.”
      “Well, I'm a sucker for a pretty face. I know my time will come when she leaves me for another sucker for a pretty face.”
suckerhood
  1. The state of being a sucker, or gullible person.
suckers
  1. plural of sucker
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Yes, someone made it up solely for the purpose of trying to see how many gullible suckers they can con into forwarding it.”
      “Not only do these right-wing radicals vote against their own economic interests, Frank argues, they're suckers, too.”
      “Remove all rootstock suckers or low-growing branches, and pinch the main stems to keep the height manageable.”
suckas
  1. plural of sucka
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