Synonyms: suck, sucking, suction
Definition: the act of sucking
Similar words: uptake, consumption, ingestion, intake
Definition: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
Synonyms: suction
Definition: a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
Similar words: force per unit area, pressure, pressure level
Definition: the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
Usage: the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure
Synonyms: suction
Definition: empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction
Usage: suction the uterus in an abortion