How to pronounce “siphon”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• 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.
• (botany, zoology) A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.
• (transitive, by extension) To transfer directly.
• (transitive, figurative, often with "off") To steal or skim off something, such as money, in small amounts; to embezzle.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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