siphoning (Meaning)
siphoning
a bent tube through which a liquid can be drawn by means of air pressure up and over the edge of one container and into another container at a lower level, a bottle for holding aerated water that is driven out through a bent tube in its neck by the pressure of the gas when a valve in the tube is opened, any of various tube-shaped organs in animals and especially mollusks that are used to draw in or pass off fluids, to convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon, to pass by or as if by a siphon, to draw off or pass off by or as if by a siphon, any of various tubular organs in animals and especially mollusks or arthropods that are used for drawing in or ejecting fluids, a tube bent to form two legs of unequal length by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level over an intermediate elevation by the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up the shorter branch of the tube immersed in it while the excess of weight of the liquid in the longer branch when once filled causes a continuous flow
Synonyms & Antonyms of siphoning
siphoning Sentence Examples
- The thieves siphoned gasoline from parked cars during the night.
- The old house had water siphoning into the basement, causing severe damage.
- Technicians siphoned the toxic liquid from the faulty container using a special pump.
- The doctor siphoned the excess fluid from the patient's lungs to relieve pressure.
- Engineers siphoned oil from a sunken tanker to prevent an environmental disaster.
- The wildfire spread rapidly as it siphoned oxygen from the dense vegetation.
- The company siphoned money from subsidiaries to prop up its failing parent company.
- The bacteria siphoned nutrients from the host's body, weakening its immune system.
- The scientists siphoned lava from a volcanic eruption to study its composition.
- The vacuum cleaner siphoned dust and debris from the carpet, leaving it sparkling clean.
FAQs About the word siphoning
a bent tube through which a liquid can be drawn by means of air pressure up and over the edge of one container and into another container at a lower level, a bo
draining,pumping, drafting, tapping,sucking, bleeding, drawing (off), emptying, cleaning, milking
filling, drenching,washing, bathing, dousing, watering, inundating, soaking, flooding, drowning
The thieves siphoned gasoline from parked cars during the night.
The old house had water siphoning into the basement, causing severe damage.
Technicians siphoned the toxic liquid from the faulty container using a special pump.
The doctor siphoned the excess fluid from the patient's lungs to relieve pressure.
