Unsuction

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of suction. rare, uncountable

    "When he removed them, it was with an audible 'plop' of unsuction."

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove suction, such as when suction cups become detached. ambitransitive, rare

    "Then it will plant its setae onto my cheek, onto the bridge of my nose and onto my dark eyes; it will pivot its torso over the temples of my skull, suctioning and unsuctioning its feet; and as it crawls across my transparent forehead"

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"Then it will plant its setae onto my cheek, onto the bridge of my nose and onto my dark eyes; it will pivot its torso over the temples of my skull, suctioning and unsuctioning its feet; and as it crawls across my transparent forehead"

Etymology

From un- + suction.

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