n.
Variant: also syphon
Function: verb
Inflected Form: si · phoned also sy · phoned ; si · phon · ing also sy · phon · ing \ ' s ī -f ə -ni ŋ , ' s ī f-ni ŋ \
Date: 1859
transitive verb : to convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon ― often used with off
intransitive verb : to pass by or as if by a siphon