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SUCTION STOP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does suction stop mean?
• SUCTION STOP (noun)
The noun SUCTION STOP has 1 sense:
1. a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
Familiarity information: SUCTION STOP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
click; suction stop
Hypernyms ("suction stop" is a kind of...):
occlusive; plosive; plosive consonant; plosive speech sound; stop; stop consonant (a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it)
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