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siphon

English

  1. 🔊 a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
  2. 🔊 a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube
  3. 🔊 move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
    “siphon gas into the tank”
  4. 🔊 convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

Spanish

  1. 🔊 sifón siphon
  2. 🔊 sifonar to siphon
  3. 🔊 sifonear to siphon
  4. 🔊 desviar to siphon, to siphon off (e.g. money, funds)

Similar words

syphon syphon syphon siphon off adjutage aspirator bleed broach canalize carry catheter channel channelize conduct convey corkscrew crowbar decant draft draft off drain drainpipe draw draw from