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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assimilation, incorporation |
| Synonyms: | consumption, digestion, drinking in, exhaustion, fusion, imbibing, impregnation, ingestion, inhalation, intake, osmosis, penetration, reception, retention, saturation, soaking up, suction, taking in |
| Main Entry: | traction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical resistance, friction |
| Synonyms: | absorption, adherence, adhesion, constriction, contraction, drag, draught, drawing, grip, haulage, pull, pulling, purchase, resorption, strain, stress, stretch, suck, suction, towage |
| Antonyms: | slipperiness |
| Main Entry: | suck |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extract |
| Synonyms: | absorb, draw, drink, engulf, imbibe, inhale, nurse, sip, suction |
| Main Entry: | sucking |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | removal of liquid |
| Synonyms: | lactation, suction |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | [Motion given to an object situated behind] Traction. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
traction; drawing; draught, pull, haul; rake; "a long pull a strong pull and a pull all together"; towage, haulage.
-verbs
draw, pull, haul, lug, rake, drag, tug, tow, trail, train; take in tow., wrench, jerk, twitch, touse; yank.
-adjectives
drawing; tractile, tractive.
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