Meaning of SYRINGE
| Pronunciation: | | su'rinj
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- [n] a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
- [v] irrigate or spray with or as if with a syringe; "plants"
- [v] spray or irrigate with a syringe, as part of the body
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| | See Also: | | bulb, douche, douche bag, hypo, hypodermic, hypodermic syringe, irrigate, medical instrument, spray, water | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Syr"inge\, n. [F. seringue (cf. Pr. siringua, Sp.
jeringa, It. sciringa, scilinga), fg. Gr. ?, ?, a pipe or
tube; cf. Skr. svar to sound, and E. swarum. Cf. {Syringa}.]
A kind of small hand-pump for throwing a stream of liquid, or
for purposes of aspiration. It consists of a small
cylindrical barrel and piston, or a bulb of soft elastic
material, with or without valves, and with a nozzle which is
sometimes at the end of a flexible tube; -- used for
injecting animal bodies, cleansing wounds, etc.
{Garden syringe}. See {Garden}.
\Syr"inge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Syringed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Syringing}.]
1. To inject by means of a syringe; as, to syringe warm water
into a vein.
2. To wash and clean by injection from a syringe.
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| | Definition: | | An instrument for injecting or withdrawing liquids. |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a syringe in your dream means that you need to inject more enthusiasm, fun, or determination into your life. Consider also the contents of the syringe and how it would effect you.
From a Freudian perspective, the needle and its contents represents the penis and intercourse. |
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