[syn: siphon, syphon, siphon off]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Syphon \Sy"phon\, n.
See Syphon.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
syphon
n 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 [syn: siphon, syphon]
2: a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks)
through which water can be taken in or expelled [syn:
siphon, syphon]
v 1: convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon [syn:
siphon, syphon, siphon off]