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Noun siphon has 1 sense
- 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
--1 is a kind of tube, tubing
Verb siphon has 2 senses
- siphon, syphon, siphon off - convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
--1 is one way to draw, take out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- siphon - move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank"
--2 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentence:
The women siphon water into the bowl
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