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SIPHON

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled

Synonyms:

siphon; syphon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("siphon" is a kind of...):

organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)

Domain category:

zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube

Synonyms:

siphon; syphon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("siphon" is a kind of...):

tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)

Derivation:

siphon (move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action

Example:

siphon gas into the tank

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "siphon" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

The women siphon water into the bowl

Derivation:

siphon (a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

Synonyms:

siphon; siphon off; syphon

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "siphon" is one way to...):

draw; take out (take liquid out of a container or well)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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