: 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 …

SIPHONING definition: 1. present participle of siphon 2. to remove liquid from a container using a siphon. Learn more.

Siphoning is common in irrigated fields to transfer a controlled amount of water from a ditch, over the ditch wall, into furrows. Large siphons may be used in municipal waterworks and industry.

to convey, draw, or pass through or as if through a siphon (sometimes followed by off ). to siphon water; to siphon off profits into a secret bank account.

Siphon off means the same as siphon. Surgeons siphoned off fluid from his left lung. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The water had to be siphoned off. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] A siphon is a tube …

To take or transfer (something), often illicitly: siphon money from an account; siphon customers from a competitor. To pass through a siphon. [Middle English, from Latin sīphō, sīphōn-, from Greek …

Jul 1, 2025 · Siphoning is a great way of using gravity to move large amounts of water from one location to another. You can empty a pool, clean a fish tank, or prepare rainwater jugs by siphoning. If you …

Sep 13, 2024 · Siphoning works through the combination of gravity, atmospheric pressure, and the forces of cohesion and adhesion. This process is commonly seen in practices like siphoning water, …

to carry off or remove (something) and use it elsewhere: [~ + off + object] They were caught siphoning off money from campaign contributions. [~ + object + off] to siphon it off.

She illegally siphoned money out of other people's bank accounts. Funds were siphoned from the schools to build a new stadium. The large chain stores are siphoning profits from the small local stores.