n.
1.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 siphon v.
1.convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
2.move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
Idiom of the Day
in vain
without effect, without success
I tried in vain to find a good job in the small town.