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to syringe

to syringe

1 6.7
To push liquid into a part of the body or a wound using a small tube with a plunger
  • verb
  • /səˈrɪndʒ/
  • Specialized
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  • In a few moments, our lovely ground room will open the doors, unload a flurry of armor-piercing bullets, and syringe these pieces.

Examples

  • With the patient, the gentleman is trying to irrigate the the wound for him using a giant syringe, I guess with which is like salt water.

  • You need to expel this excess liquid, invert your syringe and by withdrawing and releasing the plunger, get rid of the excess liquid by pushing it out.

  • To help the injured bird, she had to syringe water into its mouth carefully.

  • The nurse will syringe the medication directly into the patient's vein.

  • You can syringe the nutrient solution into the plant to help it thrive.

Synonyms

to inject
vsto syringe
150 4.4

Force liquid or gas into something, often into the body with a needle

is used for both putting liquid inside and also spraying it onto surfaces
to hose
vsto syringe
51 1.5

To spray water onto something with a long flexible tube

is for small precise application with controlled doses and high accuracy

Compounds

hypodermic syringe
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A small tube with a thin needle used to put medicine under the skin

bulb syringe
  • Specialized
6.9

A small rubber device used to suck liquid from or put liquid into the nose and ear

5.1

A small kitchen tool with a plunger that you use to put icing on cakes

nasal syringe
  • Specialized
4.9

A small rubber bulb and tip for gently washing or removing mucus from the nose

How Forceful

to inject
150 4.4
to irrigate
  • Specialized
4 6.0
to syringe
  • Specialized
1 6.7
to flush
168 2.7
to squirt
67 2.3
to spray
209 1.0

Surface Forms

syringe infinitive
syringed past
syringed past participle
syringing present participle
syringes third person singular

Etymology

Syringe (verb) comes from the same Greek syrinx meaning 'tube', because to syringe something is to use a small tube to push, spray, or wash liquid into or out of a place, like using a straw to squirt water.