siphon off

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Verb1.siphon off - convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon
siphon, syphon
draw, take out - take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
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w>siphon off

vt sep
(lit) → abziehen, absaugen; petrol → abzapfen; (into container) → (mit einem Heber) umfüllen or abfüllen
(fig) staff, money → abziehen; profits → abschöpfen
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