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suc⋅tion

  [suhk-shuhn]
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–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

Related forms:
suc⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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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: 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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Science Dictionary
suction   (sŭk'shən)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A force acting on a fluid caused by difference in pressure between two regions, tending to make the fluid flow from the region of higher pressure to the region of lower pressure.

  2. The act of reducing pressure to create such a force, as by the use of a pump or fan.


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