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What does siphon mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word siphon? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
  2. A soda siphon.
  3. (biology) A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To steal or skim off in small amounts; to embezzle.
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