SUCTION Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

suction

verb

Definition of suction

as in to pump

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fill
pour

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Recent Examples of suction In a new study, researchers documented seven cases of remoras, a fish known for suctioning itself onto rays—as well as sharks, dolphins, boats and even divers—plunging into manta rays' cloacal orifice, an opening used for pooping, peeing and mating. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 11 May 2026 Tests there have involved suctioning nodules from the seafloor to ships above. — Leonardo MacElloni, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026 Wait for it to land and carefully suction it away with the narrow crevice tool of your vacuum cleaner. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026 The hospital did not have the tools to suction out the clot. — Daniel Torrent, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for suction

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Verb

Slowing down pumping velocities prevents dangerous suction vortices from forming near the ceiling intake.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
But smart TVs also had a logical, consumer-friendly purpose before the industry started pumping them with ads.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of pump

Verb

Investigators allege Awais and his accomplices used their control of the associations to siphon money from accounts.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
This year alone, $5 billion in taxpayer funds will be siphoned away from public schools to prop up Florida’s unaccountable voucher program, diverting dollars from the more than 80% of children who attend public schools.

— Andrew Spar, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of siphon

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