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siphon

/ˈsaɪ.fən/

បំពង់បូម

  1. noun បំពង់បូម, ទុយោបូមទឹក
    a tube used to convey liquid upwards from a container and then downwards to a lower level by atmospheric pressure
    បំពង់កោងដែលប្រើសម្រាប់បូមបង្ហូររាវពីកន្លែងខ្ពស់មកកន្លែងទាបជាងដោយសម្ពាធខ្យល់
    He used a siphon to empty the aquarium.
    គាត់បានប្រើបំពង់បូមដើម្បីបង្ហូរទឹកចេញពីអាងចិញ្ចឹមត្រី។
  2. verb បូម, កិបកេង
    to draw off liquid with a siphon, or to illegally transfer money or resources
    បូមទាញយកសារធាតុរាវ ឬផ្ទេរប្រាក់កាស/ធនធានដោយលួចលាក់និងខុសច្បាប់
    He siphoned gas from his neighbor's car.
    គាត់បានលួចបូមសាំងពីរថយន្តរបស់អ្នកជិតខាង។

Synonyms: drain, pump, bleed, divert, embezzle

Forms: siphoned, siphoning, siphons

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.