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siphon   (TTS Sound)

The noun siphon has 2 senses

• siphon, syphon -- (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)


• siphon, syphon -- (a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled)

The verb siphon has 2 senses

• siphon, syphon, siphon off -- (convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon)


• siphon -- (move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank")