[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

suction \suc"tion\, n. l. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. of.
   suction. see suck, v. t.
   the act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids,
   by exhausting the air.
   1913 webster

   suction chamber, the chamber of a pump into which the
      suction pipe delivers.

   suction pipe, suction valve, the induction pipe, and
      induction valve, of a pump, respectively.

   suction pump, the common pump, in which the water is raised
      into the barrel by atmospheric pressure. see illust. of
      pump.
      1913 webster
see also:
suck suction chamber suction pipe suction valve suction pump pump 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

suction
     n 1: a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
     2: the act of sucking syn: sucking, suck
     v 1: remove or draw away by the force of suction; "the doctors
          had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"
     2: empty or clean a body cavity by the force of suction;
        "suction the uterus in an abortion"
see also:
sucking suck 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

32 moby thesaurus words for "suction":
   aspiration, bleeding, bloodletting, broaching, cupping, drafting,
   drag, drainage, draining, drawing, emptying, favor, inhalation,
   inhalement, inside track, inspiration, interest, milking,
   phlebotomy, pipetting, pull, pumping, siphoning, sniff, sniffle,
   snuff, snuffle, special favor, suck, sucking, tapping,
   venesection

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