suctions

Pulls via vacuum

Suctions is the plural of suction or the verb form meaning to draw something by creating a vacuum or partial vacuum.

Medical staff suction fluid from airways.

A machine suctions debris from a wound.

The dentist's assistant suctions saliva during the procedure.

The noun plural refers to multiple instances of suction force or suction devices.

force

pull

Force toward oneself

  • drawCreate with pencil
  • dragResistance through fluid
  • vacuumAbsence of matter

pressure · negative · extraction · removal · pump · power · airflow · intake · differential · creating

adhesion

cup

Small drinking container

  • gripSecure manual hold
  • clingHold tightly to
  • sealAuthentication stamp or mark

mount · holder · hook · pad · tile · glass · surface · bathroom · shower · windshield

medical

aspiration

Strong desire for achievement

  • catheterInserted medical drainage tube
  • mucusProtective bodily secretion
  • phlegmViscous airway secretion

secretion · drainage · airway · respiratory · tracheostomy · intubation · endotracheal · bronchoscopy · lavage · ventilator

vacuum

hoover

Clean with suction machine

  • cleanerAgent that removes dirt
  • dustFine settled particles
  • debrisScattered broken fragments

carpet · floor · nozzle · crevice · upholstery · canister · cordless · cyclonic · bagless · HEPA

Opposites
pressure direction

suctionsblows

Strikes or expels air

expels · pushes · ejects · discharges · forces out

attachment method

suctionsrepels

Drives back, resists

releases · detaches · magnetizes · glues · clamps

material movement

suctionsspews

Ejects forcefully

sprays · spurts · squirts · disperses · scatters

Phrases
Family

suction, suctioned, suctioning, suction cups

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G