siphon

noun

/ˈsaɪfn/

(also syphon)

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verb

/ˈsaɪfn/

(also syphon)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they siphon	/ˈsaɪfn/ /ˈsaɪfn/
he / she / it siphons	/ˈsaɪfnz/ /ˈsaɪfnz/
past simple siphoned	/ˈsaɪfnd/ /ˈsaɪfnd/
past participle siphoned	/ˈsaɪfnd/ /ˈsaɪfnd/
-ing form siphoning	/ˈsaɪfnɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪfnɪŋ/

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siphon something (+ adv./prep.) to move a liquid from one container to another, using a siphon
- I siphoned the gasoline out of the car into a can.
- The waste liquid needs to be siphoned off.
siphon something (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to remove money from one place and move it to another, especially dishonestly or illegally synonym divert
- She has been accused of siphoning off thousands of pounds from the company into her own bank account.

Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or via Latin from Greek siphōn ‘pipe’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.