SUCTION


Meaning of SUCTION in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

Suction is the process by which liquids, gases, or other substances are drawn out of somewhere.

Dustbags act as a filter and ~ will be reduced if they are too full...

N-UNCOUNT

2.

If a doctor or nurse ~s a liquid, they remove it by using a machine which sucks it away.

Michael was showing the nurse how to ~ his saliva...

VERB: V n

3.

Suction is the process by which two surfaces stick together when the air between them is removed.

...their pneumatic robot which uses air to move and sticks to surfaces by ~.

N-UNCOUNT: oft N n

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