suction
🇺🇸
/ˈsʌkʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˈsʌkʃn/
verb
R
Using a force to pull or draw something in, like when a vacuum cleaner picks up dirt.
The doctor suctioned the fluid from the patient's lungs.
noun
R
The action or process of using force to pull or draw something in, like when a vacuum cleaner works.
The suction of the vacuum cleaner made it easy to clean the carpet.
translation
Using a force to pull or draw something in, like when a vacuum cleaner picks up dirt.
The action or process of using force to pull or draw something in, like when a vacuum cleaner works.
Word Forms
Perfect
suctioned
Progressive
suctioning
Plural
suctions
Past
suctioned
3rd Present
suctions