Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Variant of siphon.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. See siphon.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. See syphon.
WordNet 3.0
- n. 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
- v. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
- n. a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
Examples
“The well-known process of the syphon is the basis, but with this essential difference, that a large proportion of the water drawn up to the apex of the syphon is super-elevated to heights regulated by the fall obtained in the outlet leg.”
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“This _dip_ is called a syphon, and in no way retards the natural flow of the water.”
“To "syphon" votes imples that they are being moved from one candidate to another.”
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“syphon' out of hotels is as haraam as the maulvi telling you that only and only your sect is the right sect.”
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“AP A man tries to syphon gas from a car during a power outage Thursday, Sept. 8, in San Diego.”
“The pumped turned off the chemical mix in the tank started to back syphon. only a very little bit got into the river but the area was destroyed by the chemical and the farmer was fined $25,000.”
Is it safe to eat fish especially catfish from farm ponds that hold runoff from crop fields?
“Plus, we are being wasteful, letting a few large insurance companies syphon off way too much in profits.”
“If Palin can syphon off this religiouis element, the Republican party may be reborn.”
“But it was okay for George Soros and friends to syphon 100's of millions in to the Obama camp.”
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