syringed

Flushed with liquid

Syringed is the past tense of syringe, meaning to wash out or inject with a syringe.

The word appears most often in medical contexts: The doctor syringed my ears to remove the wax.

It can also describe spraying liquid from any syringe-like device: She syringed the wound with saline solution.

medical

injected

Forced fluid inward

aspirated · drawn · extracted · infused · administered · inoculated · vaccinated · drained · washed · saline

ear

irrigated

Supplied water artificially

cerumen · water · canal · blocked · impacted · softened · removal · lavage · bulb · stream

horticultural

sprayed

Emitted in fine drops

propagation · moistened · delicate · cuttings · tender · irrigated · droplets · fine · nursery · germination

Opposites
method of administration

syringedswallowed

Passed through throat

inhaled · ingested · snorted · absorbed · sublingual

action performed

syringeddrained

Emptied of resources

extracted · aspirated · suctioned · withdrawn · pumped out

Phrases
Family

syringe, syringes, syringing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG