suction

Nouns

  • (n) a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
  • (n) the act of sucking suck, sucking,

Verbs

  • (v) remove or draw away by the force of suction
    • the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs
  • (v) empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction
    • suction the uterus in an abortion

Synonyms

suck sucking

Words of close approximity

suction cup suction curettage suction lipectomy suction pump suction stop