siphon
Gravity-fed tube
A siphon is a tube that uses atmospheric pressure to draw liquid from a higher container to a lower one, often to empty tanks or transfer fuel: He siphoned gas from the car.
The verb extends to any gradual transfer or diversion: Embezzlers siphoned funds from the company over years.
Also spelled syphon.
Create with pencil
- divertCause to change course
- drainChannel for wastewater
- funnelCone directing flow
- channelPassage for transmission
redirect · skim · tap · bleed · decant · pump · withdraw · remove
Available financial resources
- divertCause to change course
- skimPass over lightly
- misappropriateWrongly take another's assets
- stealTake without permission
launder · offshore · accounts · fraud · corruption · embezzle · drain · redirect
Channel for wastewater
- trapDevice for catching animals
- P-trapCurved pipe holding water barrier
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
- sinkBasin with drain
overflow · toilet · cistern · flush · backflow · vent · standpipe · effluent
Flexible fluid conduit
- strawTube for sipping
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
duct · channel · tubing · cannula · pipette · nozzle · spout · rubber
Force upon contact
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- BernoulliMathematician behind lift theory
- atmosphericOf the air above
differential · suction · displacement · hydraulics · venturi · equilibrium · column · lift
Motor vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- theftUnlawful taking of property
jerry-can · pump · car · emergency · roadside · fumes · flammable · transfer
Drifting marine stinger
- nautilusChambered marine mollusk
- cephalopodTentacled marine mollusk class
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
mollusk · bivalve · sea-squirt · filter-feeder · mantle
Gilled aquatic vertebrate
- tankLarge storage vessel
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- maintenancePreserving working condition
algae · substrate · vacuum · debris · filter · bottom-feeder · detritus · freshwater
draw
Create with pencil
channel · redirect · skim · tap · bleed · decant · pump · withdraw · remove · transfer
funds
Available financial resources
- divertCause to change course
- skimPass over lightly
- misappropriateWrongly take another's assets
steal · launder · offshore · accounts · fraud · corruption · embezzle · drain · redirect · illicit
drain
Channel for wastewater
- trapDevice for catching animals
- P-trapCurved pipe holding water barrier
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
sink · overflow · toilet · cistern · flush · backflow · vent · standpipe · effluent · sanitation
hose
Flexible fluid conduit
- strawTube for sipping
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
tube · duct · channel · tubing · cannula · pipette · nozzle · spout · rubber · flexible
pressure
Force upon contact
atmospheric · differential · suction · displacement · hydraulics · venturi · equilibrium · column · lift
petrol
Motor vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
theft · jerry-can · pump · car · emergency · roadside · fumes · flammable · transfer
jellyfish
Drifting marine stinger
- nautilusChambered marine mollusk
- cephalopodTentacled marine mollusk class
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
clam · mollusk · bivalve · sea-squirt · filter-feeder · mantle
fish
Gilled aquatic vertebrate
maintenance · algae · substrate · vacuum · debris · filter · bottom-feeder · detritus · freshwater · saltwater
- cavescave, cavern, caves, caverns, grotto
- coffee gearcoffee maker, espresso machine, moka pot, percolator, drip coffee maker
- fluid handlingpump, pipe, hose, valve, nozzle
- liquid flowpour, flow, gush, spill, drip
- Pre-electric technologywaterwheel, water wheel, windlass, pulley, plow
- tubestube, tubing, rubber tubing, test tube, inner tube
- soda siphonPressurized carbonated water dispenser