siphon off

1. 1.

   convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

   Synonymssiphonsyphon

   Broaderdraw

Questions about siphon off

What does siphon off mean?

siphon off means "convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon".

What is another word for siphon off?

Close synonyms include siphon, syphon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is siphon off a common word?

siphon off is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.