suction

Etymology
From, attested since Late Latin and derived from. Attested in English since the early 17th century.

Noun

 * 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)  A force holding two objects together because the pressure in the space between the items is lower than the pressure outside that space.
 * 3) The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another.
 * 4)  A device for removing saliva from a patient's mouth during dental operations, a saliva ejector.
 * 5)  influence; "pull".
 * 1)  influence; "pull".

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, засмукване
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: sání
 * French:
 * German: Saugwirkung
 * Greek: ,
 * Icelandic: sog, loftsog
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian: suging
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: deoghal
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: sugning
 * Welsh: sugn
 * Zulu: umunca

Verb

 * 1) To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.
 * 2) To draw out the contents of a space.

Antonyms

 * unsuction

Translations

 * Bulgarian: засмуквам
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,