suction cup

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʌkʃən kʌp/

Noun

suction cup (plural suction cups)

  1. A cup made of flexible material, such as rubber, that uses suction as an adhesive.

Coordinate terms

  • plunger (“handtool to unblock a drain”)
  • sucker (“round structure bodily organ that allows some insects, frogs, and octopuses to stick to surfaces”)

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