suction meaning

suction as a noun

1. a force over an area produced by a pressure difference

   Type of: pressure

   Related forms: suctorial

2. the act of sucking

   Synonyms: sucking, suck

   Type of: consumption

   Related forms: suctorial, suck

suction as a verb

1. remove or draw away by the force of suction
   • the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs
2. empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction
   • suction the uterus in an abortion

   Type of: evacuate

How to pronounce suction

suction is pronounced /ˈsʌkʃən/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with suction

• deduction
• construction
• production
• introduction
• induction
• reduction
• instruction
• destruction
• reconstruction
• seduction
• conduction
• obstruction
• reproduction
• abduction
• deconstruction
• overproduction
• reintroduction