Phr V
siphon awa/
siphons, siphoning, siphoned/syphons, syphoning, syphoned
siphon away/off sth or siphon sth away/off
British, American & Australiansyphon away/off sth or syphon sth away/off
British & Australian to succeed in taking something {e.g. business, votes} from another organization or personThe new out-of-town supermarket has siphoned off business from the town centre.If she stands for election, she could siphon off votes that would otherwise go to the Republican candidate.