Siphon Off (Verb)
Meaning
Convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The syphon was used to siphon off the excess fuel from the tank to prevent an explosion.
- She tried to siphon off some of the water from the bottle but not all of it got out.
- To prevent flooding, engineers were working to siphon off the excess water that had accumulated in the dam.
- When the container got too full, the machine automatically started to siphon off the extra liquid into a separate storage tank.
- The firemen were trying to siphon off some of the flammable liquid that had spilled on the ground.