suction
/ˈsʌk·ʃən/ n [U]Definition
› the process of reducing air pressure by removing air or liquid from an enclosed space, or the force created by this reduction that causes two surfaces to stick together: Cylinder vacuum cleaners work entirely by suction.
(Definition of suction n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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