asúigh — meaning in English

English meaning

• aspirate verb To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.

Senses

asúigh is used for these senses in English:

• adsorb (transitive, physical chemistry, physics) To accumulate on a surface, by adsorption.
• aspirate (transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.

aspirate — full definition

1. verb To accidentally draw food, liquid or another foreign substance into the airway or lungs instead of swallowing it into the stomach.
2. verb To draw fluid, tissue or air out of a body cavity using suction, usually with a needle or tube.
3. verb To pronounce a sound with an audible puff of breath, as with the h in 'hat' or the p in 'pin'.
4. noun A consonant sound made with a puff of breath, or the letter representing it.

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