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Noun
S:
(n)
suction
(a force over an area produced by a pressure difference)
S:
(n)
sucking
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suck
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suction
(the act of sucking)
Verb
S:
(v)
suction
(remove or draw away by the force of suction)
"the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"
S:
(v)
suction
(empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction)
"suction the uterus in an abortion"