absahnen — meaning in English

English meaning

• siphon noun A bent tube that uses pressure and gravity to move liquid from one container to a lower one.

Senses

absahnen is used for these senses in English:

• cream off To extract the cream or creamy part from something.
• cream off To separate (the best part of something from the regular part).
• siphon (transitive, figurative, often with "off") To steal or skim off something, such as money, in small amounts; to embezzle.

siphon — full definition

1. noun A bent tube that uses pressure and gravity to move liquid from one container to a lower one.
2. verb To draw off liquid, or by extension money or resources, gradually and often secretly.

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