'Suction' definitions:
Definition of 'suction'
From: WordNet
noun
A force over an area produced by a pressure difference
noun
verb
Remove or draw away by the force of suction; "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"
verb
Empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; "suction the uterus in an abortion"
Definition of 'Suction'
From: GCIDE
- Suction \Suc"tion\, n. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF. suction. See Suck, v. t.] The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air. [1913 Webster]
- Suction chamber, the chamber of a pump into which the suction pipe delivers.
- Suction pipe, Suction valve, the induction pipe, and induction valve, of a pump, respectively.
- Suction pump, the common pump, in which the water is raised into the barrel by atmospheric pressure. See Illust. of Pump. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'suction'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aspiration,
- bleeding,
- bloodletting,
- broaching,
- cupping,
- drafting,
- drag,
- drainage,
- draining,
- drawing,
- emptying,
- favor,
- inhalation,
- inhalement,
- inside track,
- inspiration,
- interest,
- milking,
- phlebotomy,
- pipetting,
- pull,
- pumping,
- siphoning,
- sniff,
- sniffle,
- snuff,
- snuffle,
- special favor,
- suck,
- sucking,
- tapping,
- venesection