siphon

Meaning

Noun

1. A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
2. A soda siphon.
3. A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.

Verb

1. To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.
2. To steal or skim off money in small amounts; to embezzle.

Synonyms

syphon

siphon off

conduct

crane

drain

draw

draw off

empty

pipe

pump

sip

transmit

trap

🪤

water conduit

water pipe

waterspout

suction pipe

curved pipe

siphonate

siphon pipe

siphon trap

flushing valve

U-trap

aqueduct

syphon tube

chiffon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsaɪfən/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: tibia

In summary

From Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sipho, from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn, “pipe, tube”), of uncertain origin; possibly related to Latin tibia (“pipe, flute of bone”), with the irregular forms suggesting a non-Indo-European loan source, perhaps of the shape *twi-, *twibh.