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suc⋅tion

[suhk-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act, process, or condition of sucking.
2. the force that, by a pressure differential, attracts a substance or object to the region of lower pressure.
3. the act or process of producing such a force.
–verb (used with object)
4. to draw out or remove by aspiration.

Origin:
1605–15; < LL sūctiōn- (s. of sūctiō) a sucking, equiv. to L sūct(us) (ptp. of sūgere to suck ) + -iōn- -ion


suc⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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suc·tion   (sŭk'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of sucking.

  2. A force that causes a fluid or solid to be drawn into an interior space or to adhere to a surface because of the difference between the external and internal pressures.

tr.v.   suc·tioned, suc·tion·ing, suc·tions
  1. To draw away or remove by the force of suction: suction fluid from the lungs.

  2. To clean or evacuate (a body cavity, for example) by the force of suction.

adj.  
  1. Creating suction.

  2. Operating or operated by suction.


[Late Latin sūctiō, sūctiōn-, from Latin sūctus, past participle of sūgere, to suck; see seuə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Slang Dictionary
suck

  1. n.
    and suction. liquor; wine; beer; strong drink. : How about a little glass of suck before we leave?
  2. tv.
    and suck. sth up to drink beer or liquor. : Yeah, I'll suck one up with ya.
  3. in.
    [for someone or something] to be bad or undesirable. : This movie sucks!
  4. n.
    and suction. influence. : He thinks he has suck, but he's just a pain in the neck.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

suction 
1626, from L.L. suctionem (nom. suctio), noun of action from L. suctus, pp. of sugere "to suck" (see suck).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1suc·tion
Pronunciation: 's&k-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of sucking
2 a : the act or process of exerting a force upon a solid, liquid, or gaseous body by reason of reduced air pressure over part of its surface b : force so exerted
3 : the act or process of removing secretions or fluids from hollow or tubular organs or cavities by means of a tube and a device (as a suction pump) that operates on negative pressure

Main Entry: 2suction
Function: transitive verb
: to remove from a body cavity or passage by suction
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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