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siphon

verb
variants: also syphon

Synonyms and Antonyms of siphon

1 to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

  • I let the stranded motorist siphon some of my gas so he could be on his way
Synonyms of siphon

bleed, draft, drain, draw (off), pump, tap
Words Related to siphon

milk

suck

clear, empty, evacuate, exhaust, vacate, vacuate, void

decant, effuse

deplete

clean, flush, purge
Near Antonyms of siphon

bathe, douse (also dowse), drench, soak, souse, wash, water, wet

deluge, drown, flood, inundate, overflow

submerge, swamp
Antonyms of siphon

fill

2 to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway

  • investigators discovered that the so-called charitable organization was siphoning funds for personal use
Synonyms of siphon

canalize, channel, channelize, conduct, direct, funnel, pipe
Words Related to siphon

carry, convey, transmit

concentrate, consolidate, focus

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