siphon

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

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:
syphon
• Derivationally related forms:
syphon (for: syphon)
• Hypernyms:
tube, tubing
2. a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
• Syn:
syphon
• Topics:
zoology, zoological science
• Hypernyms:
organ

II - verb

1. convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
• Syn:
syphon, siphon off
• Derivationally related forms:
syphon (for: syphon)
• Hypernyms:
draw, take out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
- siphon gas into the tank
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
- The women siphon water into the bowl

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  syphon, siphon off