See Also: Siphon(medicine)
siphon(1)(dictionary)
siphon(2)(dictionary)
siphon 1, noun(dictionary)
siphon 2, verb(dictionary)
soda siphon(dictionary)

siphon(2) (iou)



siphon verb trans. Also syphon. M19.
[from the noun.]
Draw off or convey (liquid etc.) by means of a siphon. Foll. by adverb or preposition. M19.
A. C. Clarke Siphoning fuel out of the hydrojet's tank. Shelley Smith Edmund..siphoned..soda into his glass.
b. Empty (as if) by means of a siphon. L19.
fig. Draw off as if by means of a siphon; divert or set aside (esp. funds etc.). Freq. foll. by off. M20.
P. Carey Sergei has been cheating me...He has been siphoning funds. B. Chatwin He siphoned off..money to pay for..another object. Business Other airlines..siphon..traffic away from the U.K. hubs.
siphoner noun a person who siphons off liquid etc. M20.