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    SYPHON

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelledplay

    Synonyms:

    siphon; syphon

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("syphon" is a kind of...):

    organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)

    Domain category:

    zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tubeplay

    Synonyms:

    siphon; syphon

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("syphon" is a kind of...):

    tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)

    Derivation:

    syphon (convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon)

     II. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they syphon  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it syphons  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: syphoned  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: syphoned  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: syphoning  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphonplay

    Synonyms:

    siphon; siphon off; syphon

    Classified under:

    Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

    Hypernyms (to "syphon" is one way to...):

    draw; take out (take liquid out of a container or well)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

    Derivation:

    syphon (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)

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