syphon
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- A syphon is a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which gravity moves the liquid from one reservoir to another.
- (biology) A syphon is a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
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- (transitive) If you syphon something, you transfer liquid through a syphon.
- (transitive) (figurative) If you syphon something, you steal in small amounts.
- Synonym: embezzle