siphon
verb/ˈsaɪfn/
/ˈsaɪfn/
(also syphon)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they siphon | /ˈsaɪfn/ /ˈsaɪfn/ |
| he / she / it siphons | /ˈsaɪfnz/ /ˈsaɪfnz/ |
| past simple siphoned | /ˈsaɪfnd/ /ˈsaɪfnd/ |
| past participle siphoned | /ˈsaɪfnd/ /ˈsaɪfnd/ |
| -ing form siphoning | /ˈsaɪfnɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪfnɪŋ/ |
- siphon something (+ adv./prep.) to move a liquid from one container to another, using a siphon
- I siphoned the gasoline out of the car into a can.
- The waste liquid needs to be siphoned off.
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- siphon something (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to remove money from one place and move it to another, especially dishonestly or illegally synonym divert
- She has been accused of siphoning off thousands of pounds from the company into her own bank account.
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or via Latin from Greek siphōn ‘pipe’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.
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