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suction

noun

1 suction

A force over an area produced by a pressure difference.

Dutch: zuigkracht

2 suction

The act of sucking.

synonyms: suck, sucking.

Roget 296: reception; admission, admittance, entree, importation; introduction, intromission; immission, ingestion, imbibation, introception, absorption, ingurgitation, inhalation; ... show more

verb

1 suction

Remove or draw away by the force of suction.

2 suction

Empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction.


Moby thesaurus: aspiration, bleeding, bloodletting, broaching, cupping, drafting, drag, drainage, draining, drawing, emptying, favor, inhalation, inhalement, inside track, inspiration, interest, milking, phlebotomy, pipetting ... show more.

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