Suction

German Meaning

Sog

Saugwirkung

English Meaning

  1. The act or process of sucking.
  2. 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.
  3. To draw away or remove by the force of suction: suction fluid from the lungs.
  4. To clean or evacuate (a body cavity, for example) by the force of suction.
  5. Creating suction.
  6. Operating or operated by suction.