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suck

1. rude slang To be very poor, inferior, or worthless. Wow, that movie really sucked! This place sucks—can we go home yet? Boo! You guys suck! Get off the stage!

2. rude slang To be displeasing, unfortunate, or undesirable. A: "I'm sorry, but the charge is non-refundable." B: "Well, that really sucks!" I know this situation sucks, but we've just got to deal with it the best we can.

suck

1. and suction n. liquor; wine; beer; strong drink. How about a little glass of suck before we leave?

2. and suck something up tv. to drink beer or liquor. Yeah, I’ll suck one up with ya.

3. in. [for someone or something] to be bad or undesirable. This movie sucks!

4. and suction n. influence. He thinks he has suck, but he’s just a pain in the neck.

suction

verb

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Suction dredging in Oregon waterways has long been a contentious issue, pitting environmental, recreational and fishing interests against miners.

Protecting waterways

Serres' patented design provides a set of compatible accessories that can be seamlessly attached to its suction bags, making their products compatible for different needs of surgical suction.

Serres upgrades Massachusetts General Hospital operating room surgical suction systems

"If we made the screen opening size too small, sand would block it and suction pressure would decrease," he said.

Randall Evaluates Dredging Equipment to Maximize Production

Of the measures employed to manage mastectomy wound fluid collections, closed suction wound drainage has been used most extensively since 194715.

IMPACT OF LOW VERSUS HIGH VACUUM SUCTION DRAINAGE ON DURATION OF HOSPITAL STAY AFTER MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY

Oronasopharyngeal suction at birth: effects on arterial oxygen saturation.

Suctioning neonates at birth: time to change our approach: there's a better way to clear secretions from a neonate's mouth and nose, and it's less likely to cause adverse effects

Prolonged or serious rectal bleeding following suction rectal biopsy is exceptionally rare.

Serious rectal bleeding complicating suction rectal biopsy in a child

In Figure 5, we have presented the response of the fluid velocity to variations in the Soret number (Sr) and magnetic parameter (M) in the presence of suction and injection parameter.

Effect of suction/injection on unsteady hydromagnetic convective flow of reactive viscous fluid between vertical porous plates with thermal diffusion

The suction stress can be obtained by Formula (3) at different water content state.

Strength theory model of unsaturated soils with suction stress concept

The suction cups may offer benefits in circumstances where the surfaces of objects might be wet or oily.

Piab: Vacuum Gripper Suction Cups

The AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines on ET suction in mechanically ventilated patients recommend the following: i) ET suctioning should not be performed routinely but only when secretions are present, ii) pre-oxygenation should be considered in patients who experience clinically important reductions in oxygen saturation with suctioning, iii) shallow rather than deep suction should be used and iv) instillation of normal saline prior to ET suction should not be performed routinely.

Suction, No Suction or Passive Drainage for Pulmonary Oedema/Pulmoner Odemde Aspirasyonun Kullanilmasi veya Kullanilmamasi ya da Pasif Drenaj Yontemi

The use of a limited array of rigid suction devices results in numerous exchanges of instruments, with attempts to use other angled instruments that are less effective than our new approach with a bendable suction.

Evaluation of bendable surgical suction devices made of shape-memory alloy for the endonasal transsphenoid removal of pituitary tumors

[ClickPress, Thu Sep 27 2018] A suction electric machine is a medical device which is majorly used for the respiratory conditions.

Suction Electric Machine Market: Global Industry Trend Analysis 2013 to 2017 and Forecast 2018 - 202

To address the need for such monitoring, as well as other invasive species of agronomic crops, the Midwest Suction Trap Network was created.

Dispersal records of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), through the Midwest Suction Trap Network

[6] Endotracheal tubes meant for subglottic suctioning have port for suction above the cuff.

SUBGLOTTIC AND CLOSED ENDOTRACHEAL SUCTIONING VERSUS OPEN ENDOTRACHEAL SUCTIONING-EFFECT ON VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA RATES AND LENGTH OF INTENSIVE CARE UNIT STAY

In this context, suction represents 75% of the total energy of a winding machine.