Definition of "suction" [suc•tion]

• The act or process of sucking. (noun)
• A force that causes a fluid or solid to be drawn into an interior space or to adhere to a surface because of the difference between the external and internal pressures. (noun)
• To draw away or remove by the force of suction: suction fluid from the lungs. (verb-transitive)
• To clean or evacuate (a body cavity, for example) by the force of suction. (verb-transitive)
• Creating suction. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Most windshield repair kits include a bracket with a built-in suction cup pump that adheres to the windshield, as well as a drill bit that can create a tiny opening into the damaged area for the repair resin to flow into."
• "Please CNN notify the nation in advance when you decide to finally brake suction from the President so that the shock wave doesn't knock your remaining viewers from their chairs."
• "That identity disk looks like a freakin 'suction-cup when it's attached to that guy's back. eating class"