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| suc·tion [ súksh'n ] |
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1. force created by pressure difference: the physical force created by a difference in pressure such as that caused by sucking a liquid through a straw
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2. sucking: the act or process of sucking
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| [Early 17th century. < late Latin suction-< past participle of sugere "suck"] |
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