Definition of suction

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• suction is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• suction is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• suction is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of suction

• the act of sucking (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. suck
  2. sucking
• a force over an area produced by a pressure difference (noun)
• empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction (verb)

  Examples

  1. suction the uterus in an abortion
• remove or draw away by the force of suction (verb)

  Examples

  1. the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs

See definition of suction in Merriam Webster