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Word entry · 7 letters

suction

Best crossword clue

"Vacuum pull"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈsʌkʃən/Part of speech verb, nounSorted cinostuStarts with SEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction

Word origin

From Latin sūctiō, attested since Late Latin and derived from sūgō (“to suck”). Attested in English since the early 17th century.

Used in a sentence

  • The first-named group — the insects that live by suction — include the scale insects, aphides, and sucking bugs[…]
  • He's got some kind of suction with the Mayor's office.

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