siphon
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube
Types & categories
- tube hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
Types & categories
- draw hypernym
Related & opposite
- siphon derivation
Sense 3 noun
a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled
Types & categories
- organ hypernym
Related & opposite
- zoological science domain topic
Sense 4 verb
move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
siphon gas into the tank
Types & categories
- put hypernym
Related & opposite
- siphon derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | siphon |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | siphon |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | tube |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | siphon |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | draw |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | zoological science |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | organ |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | siphon |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | put |