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Meaning of siphon

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  siphon
      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}]
      2: move a liquid from one container into another by means of a
         siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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