Syphon

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of siphon. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled wordnet
  3. 3
    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 wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of siphon. alt-of, alternative

    "It takes only a moment and a toe, the warning goes, and death will sink its teeth into your foot, and death will syphon the blood from your veins, to satisfy its phantoms and its ghosts."

  2. 2
    convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
siphonsiphonsiphonsiphon off

Example

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"It takes only a moment and a toe, the warning goes, and death will sink its teeth into your foot, and death will syphon the blood from your veins, to satisfy its phantoms and its ghosts."

Related phrases

thermic syphon

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