Synonyms for suction
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : suhk-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌk ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for suction Other synonyms for the word suction
- absorption
- adherence
- adhesion
- ascendancy
- authority
- break
- constriction
- contraction
- drag
- draught
- draw
- drawing
- drinking in
- edge
- engulf
- exhaustion
- fusion
- grease
- grip
- haulage
- imbibe
- imbibing
- impregnation
- ingestion
- inhalation
- jump on
- lactation
- nurse
- osmosis
- power
- pull
- pulling
- purchase
- rank
- reception
- resorption
- retention
- ropes
- saturation
- sip
- soaking up
- strain
- stress
- stretch
- suck
- suction
- taking in
- towage
- weight
Définition of suction
Origin :- 1620s, from Late Latin suctionem (nominative suctio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin sugere "to suck" (see suck).
- As in leverage : noun influence
- As in absorption : noun assimilation, incorporation
- As in traction : noun physical resistance, friction
- As in sucking : noun removal of liquid
- As in suck : verb extract
- A series of suction cups or sucking pads were at the end of each tentacle.
- Extract from : « Martians Never Die » by Lucius Daniel
- Even the slain deer was already beginning to yield to the suction from beneath.
- Extract from : « The Fiery Totem » by Argyll Saxby
- What must have been holding the suction cap against the inside of the jar?
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- The water may be drawn out by means of suction through a reed.
- Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh
- I could see a respirator off to my right, and a suction octopus near it.
- Extract from : « Attrition » by Jim Wannamaker
- Do you know the suction of clay—the weight of adhering clay to a shovel?
- Extract from : « Child and Country » by Will Levington Comfort
- A mullet of Guiana, found in turbid waters, where it lives by suction.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- Then it occurred to Cheenbuk to apply the power of suction instead of inhalation.
- Extract from : « The Walrus Hunters » by R.M. Ballantyne
- Soames noted a hollow in each cheek, made as it were by suction.
- Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Complete » by John Galsworthy
- I perceive it was suction, a primitive idea, when spoons were not.
- Extract from : « Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia » by Thomas Forester
Antonyms for suction
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