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suction

/ suction /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
Type of:
pressure pressure level force per unit area
verb Sense 2
empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction
"suction the uterus in an abortion"
Type of:
evacuate void empty
Derived:
sucking suck
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
operation surgery surgical operation
verb Sense 3
remove or draw away by the force of suction
"the doctors had to suction the water from the patient''s lungs"
Derived:
sucking suck
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 4
the act of sucking
Type of:
consumption ingestion intake
Derived:
suck suck in breastfeed bottle-feed suckle
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

pressure pressure level force per unit area evacuate void empty consumption ingestion intake