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Noun: siphon  sI-fun
  1. A tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube
    - syphon
     
  2. A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
    - syphon
Verb: siphon  sI-fun
  1. Convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
    - syphon, siphon off
     
  2. Move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
    "siphon gas into the tank"

Derived forms: siphons, siphoned, siphoning

Type of: draw, lay, organ, place, pose, position, put, set, take out, tube, tubing

Encyclopedia: Siphon