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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. 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;
[syn: siphon, syphon]

2. a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled;
[syn: siphon, syphon]


VERB (1)

1. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon;
[syn: siphon, syphon, siphon off]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Syphon \Sy"phon\, n. See Syphon. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

syphon n 1: 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 [syn: siphon, syphon] 2: a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled [syn: siphon, syphon] v 1: convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon [syn: siphon, syphon, siphon off]