Suction
noun
The force that is caused when one object pulls, or sucks, on another object.
The doctor used suction to remove the fluid from the patient's lungs
Often appears as...
- apply suction
- suction device
verb
To pull something in a particular direction by creating a vacuum.
The vacuum cleaner suctions dirt and dust from the carpet
Often appears as...
- suction out
- suction up
noun
An instrument or device that creates vacuum.
The dentist used a suction to keep my mouth dry during the procedure
Often appears as...
- dental suction
- surgical suction
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The force that is caused when one object pulls, or sucks, on another object.
The doctor used suction to remove the fluid from the patient's lungs
Often appears as...
- apply suction
- suction device
verb
To pull something in a particular direction by creating a vacuum.
The vacuum cleaner suctions dirt and dust from the carpet
Often appears as...
- suction out
- suction up
noun
An instrument or device that creates vacuum.
The dentist used a suction to keep my mouth dry during the procedure
Often appears as...
- dental suction
- surgical suction
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Suction as a force often involves a physical action that causes a vacuum.
Using suction, the octopus attaches itself firmly to the rock.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Visible
Suction happens even when you can't see the force, like in syringes or toilets.
The plunger created suction that cleared the clog in the toilet.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misuse
Don't confuse 'suction' with 'adhesion'; suction involves vacuum force, not sticky surfaces.
The gecko's feet use adhesion, not suction, to cling to surfaces.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Suction as a force often involves a physical action that causes a vacuum.
Using suction, the octopus attaches itself firmly to the rock.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Visible
Suction happens even when you can't see the force, like in syringes or toilets.
The plunger created suction that cleared the clog in the toilet.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misuse
Don't confuse 'suction' with 'adhesion'; suction involves vacuum force, not sticky surfaces.
The gecko's feet use adhesion, not suction, to cling to surfaces.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Suction as a force often involves a physical action that causes a vacuum.
Using suction, the octopus attaches itself firmly to the rock.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Visible
Suction happens even when you can't see the force, like in syringes or toilets.
The plunger created suction that cleared the clog in the toilet.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Misuse
Don't confuse 'suction' with 'adhesion'; suction involves vacuum force, not sticky surfaces.
The gecko's feet use adhesion, not suction, to cling to surfaces.
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The history of the...
it supported his idea that weight was the deciding factor. A variation on the experiment used two tubes with one having a large bubble at the top. If Galileo's interpretation had been correct, the bigger vacuum in the second tube should have exerted more suction and lifted the mercury higher. But the level in both tubes was the same.
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Space Toilet PIPE Known...
pretty snug to its customer in order to suck away the liquid waste to a separate tank suction is the key it sounds like suction is very very important making sure that the material gets taken away and into the commode and doesn't create a problem in the cabinet so one thing that helps us is our checklist why don't
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Is it possible to create...
for all sorts of purposes. That includes vacuum-packed food that stays fresh longer, and the vacuums inside early light bulbs that protected filaments from degrading. These vacuums are generally created with some version of what a vacuum cleaner does using high-powered pumps that create enough suction
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The Exhilarating Peace...
So blood shift -- how does it work? The capillaries in the lungs become engorged with blood -- which is caused by the suction -- so the lungs can harden and protect the whole chest cavity from being crushed. It prevents the two walls of the lungs from collapsing,
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How squids outsmart...
Sperm whales use echolocation to hunt these squid for food, but even against this gigantic animal, squid can put up an impressive fight. Scientists know this because on the bodies of washed-up whales, they frequently find huge, round suction scars,
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Octopus Squeeze PIPE...
door get into any room you'd have a body unlike any other on earth if you get hungry you could use one of your 240 suction cups to grab a meal no matter how many yoga classes a human takes he'll never be this flexible
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The fish that walk on...
inching its way up by alternately attaching the suction cups on its mouth and pelvic fins. To find water while on land, the mummichog, like most amphibious fishes, is on the lookout for reflective surfaces.
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Thirsty Beast PIPE Yukon...
was poking the stick beside where the suction is sitting and I think it's getting buried and mother yeah this pretty deep Dennis tries to lift the
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Children of U.S. Civil...
using the mouth to mouth such suction which was unheard of during that period and evidently had helped he was captured at that battle
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
his cavernous jaws create a suction effect when he strikes he swallows his prey whole
Video examples
The history of the...
it supported his idea that weight was the deciding factor. A variation on the experiment used two tubes with one having a large bubble at the top. If Galileo's interpretation had been correct, the bigger vacuum in the second tube should have exerted more suction and lifted the mercury higher. But the level in both tubes was the same.
Video examples
Space Toilet PIPE Known...
pretty snug to its customer in order to suck away the liquid waste to a separate tank suction is the key it sounds like suction is very very important making sure that the material gets taken away and into the commode and doesn't create a problem in the cabinet so one thing that helps us is our checklist why don't
Video examples
Is it possible to create...
for all sorts of purposes. That includes vacuum-packed food that stays fresh longer, and the vacuums inside early light bulbs that protected filaments from degrading. These vacuums are generally created with some version of what a vacuum cleaner does using high-powered pumps that create enough suction
Video examples
The Exhilarating Peace...
So blood shift -- how does it work? The capillaries in the lungs become engorged with blood -- which is caused by the suction -- so the lungs can harden and protect the whole chest cavity from being crushed. It prevents the two walls of the lungs from collapsing,
Video examples
How squids outsmart...
Sperm whales use echolocation to hunt these squid for food, but even against this gigantic animal, squid can put up an impressive fight. Scientists know this because on the bodies of washed-up whales, they frequently find huge, round suction scars,
Video examples
Octopus Squeeze PIPE...
door get into any room you'd have a body unlike any other on earth if you get hungry you could use one of your 240 suction cups to grab a meal no matter how many yoga classes a human takes he'll never be this flexible
Video examples
The fish that walk on...
inching its way up by alternately attaching the suction cups on its mouth and pelvic fins. To find water while on land, the mummichog, like most amphibious fishes, is on the lookout for reflective surfaces.
Video examples
Thirsty Beast PIPE Yukon...
was poking the stick beside where the suction is sitting and I think it's getting buried and mother yeah this pretty deep Dennis tries to lift the
Video examples
Children of U.S. Civil...
using the mouth to mouth such suction which was unheard of during that period and evidently had helped he was captured at that battle
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
his cavernous jaws create a suction effect when he strikes he swallows his prey whole
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Quote examples
Sy Montgomery
American Writer
To get to know someone so different from myself as an octopus, and to know that the individual recognised me and even enjoyed my company, was an enormous privilege. The octopuses I came to know were strong but gentle, and the suction of their suckers tasting my skin pulled me like an alien's kiss.
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Tom Robbins
American Author
In fiction, when you paint yourself into a corner, you can write a pair of suction cups onto the bottoms of your shoes and walk up the wall and out the skylight and see the sun breaking through the clouds. In nonfiction, you don't have that luxury.
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Oksana Masters
American Athlete
I wear my prosthetics legs every day, and when I train in the gym, I call them my Lamborghini, because both legs and sockets, which extend up to my hips to keep the legs on via a suction seal, cost about $305,815.
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Barbara Corcoran
American Businesswoman
A complainer is like a Death Eater because there's a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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Robin Wright
American Actress
Hollywood is a suction for your confidence or your faith or your togetherness. Just walking on the street you can feel it.
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Sy Montgomery
American Writer
To get to know someone so different from myself as an octopus, and to know that the individual recognised me and even enjoyed my company, was an enormous privilege. The octopuses I came to know were strong but gentle, and the suction of their suckers tasting my skin pulled me like an alien's kiss.
Quote examples
Tom Robbins
American Author
In fiction, when you paint yourself into a corner, you can write a pair of suction cups onto the bottoms of your shoes and walk up the wall and out the skylight and see the sun breaking through the clouds. In nonfiction, you don't have that luxury.
Quote examples
Oksana Masters
American Athlete
I wear my prosthetics legs every day, and when I train in the gym, I call them my Lamborghini, because both legs and sockets, which extend up to my hips to keep the legs on via a suction seal, cost about $305,815.
Quote examples
Barbara Corcoran
American Businesswoman
A complainer is like a Death Eater because there's a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
Quote examples
Robin Wright
American Actress
Hollywood is a suction for your confidence or your faith or your togetherness. Just walking on the street you can feel it.
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