noun
- 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.
- synonyms: siphon
- A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled.
- synonyms: siphon
verb
- Convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon.
- synonyms: siphon, siphon off
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