"suction" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsʌkʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suction.wav [Southern-England] Forms: suctions [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkʃən Etymology: From Latin sūctiō, attested since Late Latin and derived from sūgō (“to suck”). Attested in English since the early 17th century. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|sūctiō}} Latin sūctiō, {{m|la|sūgō||to suck}} sūgō (“to suck”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} suction (usually uncountable, plural suctions)
  1. (physics) 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. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Physics, Physics
    Sense id: en-suction-en-noun-7qWpgcd6 Disambiguation of Physics: 35 25 6 9 10 8 6 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (physics) A force holding two objects together because the pressure in the space between the items is lower than the pressure outside that space. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-suction-en-noun-RX89VZfC Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another): всмукване (vsmukvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), засмукване (zasmukvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), succió [feminine] (Catalan), sání [neuter] (Czech), succion [feminine] (French), Saugwirkung [feminine] (German), αναρρόφηση (anarrófisi) [feminine] (Greek), αναρροφητικός (anarrofitikós) [masculine] (Greek), sog [neuter] (Icelandic), loftsog [neuter] (Icelandic), aspirazione [feminine] (Italian), suging (Norwegian), مکش (makeš) (Persian), sucção (Portuguese), вса́сывание (vsásyvanije) [neuter] (Russian), соса́ние (sosánije) [neuter] (Russian), deoghal [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), succión [feminine] (Spanish), sugning (Swedish), sugn [masculine] (Welsh), umunca [class-11] (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-suction-en-noun-UMeg5vC4 Disambiguation of 'the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another': 13 3 77 5 1
  4. (dentistry) A device for removing saliva from a patient's mouth during dental operations, a saliva ejector. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Dentistry
    Sense id: en-suction-en-noun-YQM-naJ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 12 32 5 25 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 11 9 38 6 22 3 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
  5. (informal) influence; "pull". Tags: informal, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-suction-en-noun-szL60Vp0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: suction cleaner, suction cup, suction curettage, suction pad, suction stop, suction tip, suction valve

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈsʌkʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suction.wav [Southern-England] Forms: suctions [present, singular, third-person], suctioning [participle, present], suctioned [participle, past], suctioned [past]
Rhymes: -ʌkʃən Etymology: From Latin sūctiō, attested since Late Latin and derived from sūgō (“to suck”). Attested in English since the early 17th century. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|sūctiō}} Latin sūctiō, {{m|la|sūgō||to suck}} sūgō (“to suck”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} suction (third-person singular simple present suctions, present participle suctioning, simple past and past participle suctioned)
  1. To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces.
    Sense id: en-suction-en-verb-GARVeYRG
  2. To draw out the contents of a space.
    Sense id: en-suction-en-verb-LJHXlj9u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (process): засмуквам (zasmukvam) (Bulgarian), sucer (French), lutschen (German), succhiare (Italian), مکیدن (makidan) (Persian), sugar (Portuguese), succionar (Spanish), chupar (Spanish)
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Inflected forms

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        }
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        "The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another."
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      ]
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          "text": "He's got some kind of suction with the Mayor's office.",
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        "(informal) influence; \"pull\"."
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    },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "vsmukvane",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "succió"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "succion"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Saugwirkung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "anarrófisi",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αναρρόφηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anarrofitikós",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αναρροφητικός"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sog"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "loftsog"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aspirazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "word": "suging"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "makeš",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "word": "مکش"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "word": "sucção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vsásyvanije",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "вса́сывание"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "sosánije",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "соса́ние"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deoghal"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "succión"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "word": "sugning"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sugn"
    },
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      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "the process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another",
      "tags": [
        "class-11"
      ],
      "word": "umunca"
    }
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}

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        "To create an imbalance in pressure between one space and another in order to draw matter between the spaces."
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To draw out the contents of a space."
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      "ipa": "/ˈsʌkʃən/"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zasmukvam",
      "sense": "process",
      "word": "засмуквам"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "process",
      "word": "sucer"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "process",
      "word": "lutschen"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "process",
      "word": "succhiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "makidan",
      "sense": "process",
      "word": "مکیدن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "process",
      "word": "sugar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "process",
      "word": "succionar"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "process",
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}

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