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Definition of suction verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

suction

verb
 
/ˈsʌkʃn/
 
/ˈsʌkʃn/
(specialist)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they suction
 
/ˈsʌkʃn/
 
/ˈsʌkʃn/
he / she / it suctions
 
/ˈsʌkʃnz/
 
/ˈsʌkʃnz/
past simple suctioned
 
/ˈsʌkʃnd/
 
/ˈsʌkʃnd/
past participle suctioned
 
/ˈsʌkʃnd/
 
/ˈsʌkʃnd/
-ing form suctioning
 
/ˈsʌkʃənɪŋ/
 
/ˈsʌkʃənɪŋ/
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  1. suction something to remove air or liquid from a space or container so that something else can be taken into it or so that two surfaces can stick together

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