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suction cup

–noun
a cup-shaped object of rubber, glass, plastic, etc., which, by producing a partial vacuum, can be made to adhere to or draw something to a surface.
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suction cup  
n.  A cup-shaped device, usually of plastic or rubber, designed to adhere to a flat surface by means of suction.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: suction cup
Function: noun
: a cup of glass or of a flexible material (as rubber) in which a partial vacuum is produced when applied to a surface and which isused variously (as to bring blood to the surface of the skin)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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