English to English
suction
('s/@/k/S//@/n
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noun (n)
- a force over an area produced by a pressure difference(noun.phenomenon)source: wordnet30
- The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- remove or draw away by the force of suction(verb.motion)Example:
The doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs.
source: wordnet30 - empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction(verb.body)Example:
Suction the uterus in an abortion.
source: wordnet30
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