Definitions from Wiktionary (siphon)
▸ noun: A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
▸ noun: A soda siphon.
▸ noun: (zoology) A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
▸ verb: (transitive) To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.
▸ verb: (transitive, by extension) To transfer directly.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative, often with "off") To steal or skim off something, such as money, in small amounts; to embezzle.
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▸ noun: A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
▸ noun: A soda siphon.
▸ noun: (zoology) A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
▸ verb: (transitive) To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.
▸ verb: (transitive, by extension) To transfer directly.
▸ verb: (transitive, figurative, often with "off") To steal or skim off something, such as money, in small amounts; to embezzle.
Similar:
syphon,
siphon off,
fountain,
rising main,
duct,
leader,
flowoff,
bottle trap,
pipeline,
sinkhole,
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Types:
bell siphon,
flush siphon,
standpipe siphon,
loop siphon,
T-siphon,
U-siphon,
J-siphon,
L-siphon,
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