: a cup-shaped device in which a partial vacuum can be produced when applied to a surface
Example Sentences
The device is held to the wall with two suction cups.
Recent Examples on the WebThe suction cup mount can be affixed to a dashboard with a flat surface, or onto the windshield, and connection goes to a 3.7-foot USB-C cable. Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2022 Switch to the toddler brush at around 18 months with its suction cup bottom that keeps the head away from the counter. Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2022 In one, a robotic arm with four finger-like grippers and a retractable suction cup in the center reaches into a plastic tub and picks up a bar of soap, then deposits it onto a conveyor belt. Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022 This suction cup system breaks away from typical roof rack designs and affords users a variety of mounting options. Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 3 Aug. 2022 The lampreys mouth serves as a suction cup that grips the side of a fish. Peter Krouse, cleveland, 7 July 2022 The light uses a suction cup and batteries to stick onto your back window, while the one-button remote control can mount to your front vents. Charles Dryer And Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 7 July 2022 The machine heated up the phone to melt the glue, and a suction cup pried the screen ajar.New York Times, 25 May 2022 The iFixit kit arrived with some tweezers, a screwdriver, plastic picks and a suction cup to remove the screen.New York Times, 25 May 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1942, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
suction cup
noun
: 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)