[Vocabulary] sucked in

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The young lady said (she is pregnant):

"At the weddin, I was all sucked in and I could never fit in the dress right now. Never."

What's the meaning of "sucked in"? I don't know even if it is something good or bad.

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maiabulela said:
The young lady said (she is pregnant):

"At the weddin, I was all sucked in and I could never fit in the dress right now. Never."

What's the meaning of "sucked in"? I don't know even if it is something good or bad.

Thanks
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It means that she was holding her stomach in by contracting the muscles.
 
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