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Suction
01
the act of sucking
02
the act of pulling something in by using air, water, or another force to create a space with lower pressure
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Examples
The vacuum cleaner uses suction to pick up dust.
to suction
01
empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
suction
3rd person singular
suctions
Present participle
suctioning
Past simple
suctioned
Past participle
suctioned
02
remove or draw away by the force of suction
