suction
verb /ˈsʌkʃn/
/ˈsʌkʃn/
(specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they suction | /ˈsʌkʃn/ /ˈsʌkʃn/ |
| he / she / it suctions | /ˈsʌkʃnz/ /ˈsʌkʃnz/ |
| past simple suctioned | /ˈsʌkʃnd/ /ˈsʌkʃnd/ |
| past participle suctioned | /ˈsʌkʃnd/ /ˈsʌkʃnd/ |
| -ing form suctioning | /ˈsʌkʃənɪŋ/ /ˈsʌkʃənɪŋ/ |
- suction something to remove air or liquid from a space or container so that something else can be taken into it or so that two surfaces can stick together