Definition of "siphon"

A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.  examples

A soda siphon.  examples

(zoology) A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.

(transitive) To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.  examples

(transitive, figurative) To steal or skim off money in small amounts; to embezzle.  examples