suction

/ˈsʌkʃən/

IPA: /S AH1 K SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    A force which pushes matter from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.

  2. 2

    A force holding two objects together because the pressure in the space between the items is lower than the pressure outside that space.

  3. 3

    The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.

  4. 4

    A device for removing saliva from a patient's mouth during dental operations, a saliva ejector.

  5. 5

    Influence; "pull".

verb
  1. 1

    To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.

  2. 2

    To draw out the contents of a space.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/suction