siphoned
Sucked through tube
Siphoned is the past tense of siphon, meaning to draw liquid from one container to another through a tube using atmospheric pressure or suction: He siphoned gas from the tank.
Figuratively, to siphon is to divert resources gradually and often illicitly: Executives siphoned millions from the company over several years.
Excitedly eager, energized
- drainedEmptied of resources
- emptiedRemoved all contents from
- suctionedAttached by vacuum force
- drawnRendered in lines
vacuum · tube · hose · outflow · extracted · diverted · channeled · funneled
Emptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- reducedMade less in amount
diverted · bled · leached · eroded · consumed · stripped · emptied · sapped
pumped
Excitedly eager, energized
drawn · vacuum · tube · hose · outflow · extracted · diverted · channeled · funneled · piped
drained
Emptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- diminishedMade or became smaller
reduced · diverted · bled · leached · eroded · consumed · stripped · emptied · sapped · milked
embezzled
Stole entrusted money
- skimmedRead superficially
- stolenTaken unlawfully
- misappropriatedTook dishonestly for personal use
diverted · pilfered · funneled · laundered · pocketed · swindled · defrauded · absconded · redirected · creamed
diverted
Turned from original path
- redirectedSent a new way
- channeledDirected through specific path
- funneledDirected through narrow opening
rerouted · piped · conveyed · moved · shifted · pumped · relayed · transmitted · allocated · redistributed
- soda siphonPressurized carbonated water dispenser