Syphon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Syphon \Sy"phon\, n.
     See {Syphon}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  syphon
       n : 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}]
       v : convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon [syn: {siphon},
            {siphon off}]