Siphon - English meaning

noun

A tube used to convey liquid upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its own accord. once the liquid has been forced into the tube, typically by suction or immersion, flow continues unaided.

Usage examples:

In the extinguisher, a plastic siphon tube leads from the bottom of the fire-suppressant reservoir …

verb

Draw off or convey (liquid) by means of a siphon.

Usage examples:

A piece of tubing was used to siphon petrol

noun

A tube that is bent in the shape of an "n", with each end in a separate container at two different levels, so that liquid can be pulled up into it from the higher container and go down through it into the lower container

noun

A soda siphon

verb

To remove liquid from a container using a siphon