suction cup
noun
: a cup-shaped device in which a partial vacuum can be produced when applied to a surface
Examples of suction cup in a Sentence
The device is held to the wall with two suction cups.
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Amazon Keeping my phone both secure and visible in the car was an ongoing experiment for years—suction cup and vent mounts fall off, my lap wasn’t feasible, and just plopping my phone in the cup holder obscured too much of the screen.
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Existing artificial suction cups have trouble with irregular surfaces such as rocks and shells.
—ArsTechnica, 28 June 2025
This isn’t the first time suction cups were inspired by highly adaptive octopus suckers.
—ArsTechnica, 28 June 2025
The doctor tried four times, but the suction cup popped off twice, the family said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Existing artificial suction cups have trouble with irregular surfaces such as rocks and shells.
—ArsTechnica, 28 June 2025
This isn’t the first time suction cups were inspired by highly adaptive octopus suckers.
—ArsTechnica, 28 June 2025
The doctor tried four times, but the suction cup popped off twice, the family said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for suction cup
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“Suction cup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suction%20cup. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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