Synonyms of siphons

siphons

verb

variants also syphons

present tense third-person singular of siphon

1

as in pumps

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

I let the stranded motorist siphon some of my gas so he could be on his way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pumps
• drains
• taps
• sucks
• draws (off)
• bleeds
• empties
• evacuates
• drafts
• milks
• exhausts
• cleans
• voids
• flushes
• depletes
• vacates
• purges
• effuses
• vacuates
• decants
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fills
• waters
• bathes
• soaks
• drenches
• wets
• washes
• douses
• floods
• overflows
• drowns
• inundates
• deluges
• submerges
• souses
• swamps
• dowses

2

as in funnels

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway

investigators discovered that the so-called charitable organization was siphoning funds for personal use

Synonyms & Similar Words

• funnels
• directs
• channels
• pipes
• transmits
• conducts
• channelizes
• focuses
• canalizes
• carries
• concentrates
• conveys
• consolidates
• focusses