suction

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Do you have a full set of Torx screwdrivers and suction cups?

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Quick take

a force over an area produced by a pressure difference

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of suction gathered in one view.

noun

a force over an area produced by a pressure difference

noun

the act of sucking

verb

remove or draw away by the force of suction; "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for suction.

noun

a force over an area produced by a pressure difference

noun

the act of sucking

verb

remove or draw away by the force of suction; "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"

verb

empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; "suction the uterus in an abortion"

Example sentences

Do you have a full set of Torx screwdrivers and suction cups?

One of their central claims is that their vacuums "do not loose suction".

"glass pops off with a suction cup"Doesn't sound like it was meant to be touched by non-nerds.

If the suction fan malfunctioned, all downforce would be lost and the car would skid off the track.

The glass pops off with a suction cup, and to get at the drives, you just have to take out a bunch of torx screws.

For a moderately dirty cat, the vacuum's suction should be enough.

The suction is incredible, I honestly just think people don't know how to vaccuum properly.

The patient has a tube going down her nose into her stomach to suction all the remaining blood, a very painful process.

When I go back to other languages that claim to support pattern matching it feels like I've lost both your feet and replaced them with suction cups.

We now have a Dyson and I don't notice a difference in suction with an empty canister or a 90% full one and don't need to empty it for weeks, it's great.

That's a very significant portion of your view being effectively removed by the scotch-taped + suction-cupped piece of glass which should be transparent.

Looking at the last footage in the camera, you could see three guys using a suction cup holder to attach the camera on the outside body of the glider.

You need suction cups to take out the glass, and then you will never ever get the screen clear of dust before you attach the glass again, unless you work in a sterile environment.

Because the version of Glass we used relied on bone conduction and didn't have an available earpiece, it made it pretty difficult at times for the surgeon to hear his remote proctor, especially since there was a lot of sawing and suction going on.