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suction

Noun suction has 2 senses

suction - a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
--₁ is a kind of pressure, pressure level, force per unit area

Derived forms: verb suction₁, verb suction₂
sucking, suck, suction - the act of sucking
--₂ is a kind of consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake

Derived forms: verb suction₁, verb suction₂, verb suck₃, verb suck₂, verb suck₁

Verb suction has 2 senses

suction - remove or draw away by the force of suction; "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"

Derived forms: noun suction₂, noun suction₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
suction - empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; "suction the uterus in an abortion"
--₂ is one way to evacuate, void, empty

Derived forms: noun suction₂, noun suction₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

sucrase sucre sucrose sucsecful sucsesful sucsess sucssed suction-assisted suction suction curettage suction pump suction stop suctioned suctioning suctorial sucuer sucumb

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