SIPHON

Definition of SIPHON

  1. (verb)convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
  2. (verb)move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
  3. (noun)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
  4. (noun)a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled