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cupping collapse: a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface

tapping collapse: the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane"

suction collapse: a force over an area produced by a pressure difference; empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; "suction the uterus in an abortion"; remove or draw away by the force of suction; "the doctors had to suction the water from the patient's lungs"

drafting collapse: the craft of drawing blueprints; writing a first version to be filled out and polished later

bloodletting collapse: formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)

interrogation collapse: formal systematic questioning; a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder

questioning collapse: a request for information; perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression"

quiz collapse: an examination consisting of a few short questions; examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

draining collapse: having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot sun"

engine collapse: motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"

pump collapse: a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction; a low-cut shoe without fastenings; question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"; deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"; operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal"; raise (gases or fluids) with a pump; move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"; draw or pour with a pump; flow intermittently; supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project"

examination collapse: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes); the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned; a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

drawing collapse: act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"; the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"; a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"; an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"

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