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siphonnoun [ C ]

also syphon uk ​ /ˈsaɪ.fən/ us ​ /ˈsaɪ.fən/

› 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

› a soda siphon

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siphonverb [ T usually + adv/prep ]

also syphon uk ​ /ˈsaɪ.fən/ us ​ /ˈsaɪ.fən/

Phrasal verb(s)

siphon sth off

(Definición de siphon del Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

siphon en inglés americano

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siphonnoun [ C ]

also syphon us ​ /ˈsɑɪ·fən/

› a bent tube for moving liquid from a higher container to a lower container, using gravity to keep the liquid flowing through the tube

siphonverb [ T always + adv/prep ]

also syphon, us ​ /ˈsɑɪ·fən/ us ​ /ˈsɑɪ·fən/

› to remove liquid from a container using a siphon:

Somebody siphoned the gas out of our car last night.

Phrasal verb(s)

siphon off something

(Definición de siphon del Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

siphon en inglés de negocios

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siphonverb [ T ]

also syphon uk ​ /ˈsaɪfən/ us ​

› to take money, especially dishonestly, and use it for a purpose for which it was not intended:

siphon off funds/millions/money
siphon sth from sth He siphoned €600,000 from company accounts to pay for his secret lifestyle.
siphon sth away Millions of dollars of city funds were siphoned away in the form of fake property tax refunds.

› NATURAL RESOURCES to remove a liquid from one place and put it in another using a pipe or tube:

The government decided to scrap its plan to siphon water from the North-East of the country to the parched South.

(Definición de siphon del Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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