Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun siphon

2 senses of siphon

Sense 1
siphon, syphon -- (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)
       => tube, tubing -- (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)

Sense 2
siphon, syphon -- (a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled)
       => organ -- (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb siphon

2 senses of siphon

Sense 1
siphon, syphon, siphon off -- (convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon)
       => draw, take out -- (take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel")

Sense 2
siphon -- (move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank")
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")