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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
Rhymes with SUCTION CUP
belly-up, belly up, bottom-up, buckle up, bundle up, buttercup, butter up, buttoned-up, cover-up, cozy up, double up, dummy up, fancy up, follow-up, gussy up, higher-up, lighten up, live it up, loosen up, loving cup, measure up, mix it up, open up, pick-me-up, pony up, power up, runner-up, seven-up, shoot-'em-up, stirrup cup, suck it up, summing-up, up-and-up, wickiup, winding-up
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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