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Verb
/ˈsīfən/,
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siphons, plural; syphons, plural;
  1. Draw off or convey (liquid) by means of a siphon

  2. Draw off or transfer over a period of time, esp. illegally or unfairly
    • - he's been siphoning money off the firm
Noun
  1. A pipe or tube used to convey liquid upward from a container and then down to a lower level by gravity, the liquid being made to enter the pipe by atmospheric pressure

  2. A tubular organ in an aquatic animal, esp. a mollusk, through which water is drawn in or expelled

  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
  2. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
  3. a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
  4. move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank"
  5. The word siphon (also spelled syphon) sometimes refers to a wide variety of devices that allow the flow of liquids through tubes. ...
  6. A siphon is a tubular organ of the respiratory system of some insects that spend a significant amount of their time underwater, that serves as a breating tube.
  7. A siphon is an anatomical structure which is part of the soft parts of aquatic molluscs in three classes: Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Cephalopoda. In other words, a siphon is found in some saltwater and freshwater snails, in some clams, and in octopus, squid and relatives.
  8. 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; a soda siphon; a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants; to transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon
  9. (Siphoning) The suction or pulling effect that takes place in the trapway of a toilet as it is filled with outgoing water and waste.
  10. (Siphoning) Suction from dropping water pressure that draws water or waste through the lines.
  11. (Siphoning) The art of getting wine to flow through a plastic tube from one place to another.
  12. (Siphoning) These forms of mouthparts lack stylets and are used to suck liquids, which are commonly found among species of Lepidoptera.
  13. (Siphoning) When small amounts of your product seeps out of the jars during process or cooling. This happens most often when the jars have been insufficiently bubbled or undergo drastic changes in temperature. ...
  14. (siphoning) The practice of a third party contacting bidders and offering them the same item they are currently bidding on in a ongoing auction—thus drawing bidders away from the legitimate seller’s auction.
  15. (siphoning) using a tube-shaped organ for drawing in and expelling liquid
  16. (SIPHONS) Posterior extensions (usually two) of the MANTLE, made tubular by either tissue fusion or (less often) ciliary junctions of the mantle folds, through which water is directed in and out of the body, along with waste products and gametes (figure: Mercenaria mercenaria). ...
  17. Pulling liquid up a tube, down the same tube, and into another container. One practical application is transferring mead from a fermenter into bottles. Another is getting gasoline in your mouth. The first is more pleasurable.
  18. a tube for transferring either wort to secondary fermentation vessel, from primary or secondary to bottling bucket. Use gravity to start, never the mouth (contamination)
  19. I do not know how many times I have heard that the cap over the blown out well is allowing BP to "siphon off" the oil into a vessel.  To siphon (some spell it syphon) means to cause a liquid to move from a higher level to a lower one, with an intermediate higher point, by action of gravity. ...
  20. The inhalent and exhalent siphons of tridacnid clams are used to allow for gas exchange and to expel wastes.
  21. Opening in molluscs or in urochordates which draws water into the body cavity. In many molluscs, the siphon may be used to expel water forcibly, providing a means of propulsion.
  22. In molluscs, a tube-like extension of the mantle edge to conduct water current for respiration and/or feeding and for some bivalves, locomotion. Ascidians, including cunjevoi, also have two siphons for respiration and feeding.
  23. Action of moving liquid from a higher container to a lower level. Usually via flexible tubing, but may be via any cross-sectional shape. A suction is created to start the flow, with the exit for the water being lower than the surface of the source.
  24. A pipe connecting two canals. A tube or pipe through which water flows over a high point by gravity.
  25. A coffeemaking device, using vacuum pressure and a series of vessels, that originated in the 19th century. It recently gained popularity in Japan and is being used more in the United States. Despite its complications, it is known for producing fruity, bright coffee.