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suction cup

noun

: a round, shallow cup made of a flexible material (such as rubber) that you attach to a surface by pressing the cup against the surface until the air between the cup and surface is removed

Full Definition of SUCTION CUP

:  a cup-shaped device in which a partial vacuum can be produced when applied to a surface
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First Known Use of SUCTION CUP

1942
Medical Dictionary

suction cup

noun

Medical Definition of SUCTION CUP

:  a cup of glass or of a flexible material (as rubber) in which a partial vacuum is produced when applied to a surface and which is used variously (as to bring blood to the surface of the skin)

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