syringe
🇺🇸
/sɪˈrɪndʒ/
🇬🇧
/sɪˈrɪndʒ/
noun
R
A tool with a needle used to inject medicine into the body or to draw out blood.
The nurse picked up the syringe to give the patient an injection.
R
A device with a plunger to draw in and dispense liquids.
She used a syringe to fill the small bottle with the solution.
verb
R
To clean an ear or wound by injecting a liquid into it.
The doctor syringed the patient's ear to remove the infection.
translation
A tool with a needle used to inject medicine into the body or to draw out blood.; A device with a plunger to draw in and dispense liquids.
To clean an ear or wound by injecting a liquid into it.
Word Forms
3rd Present
syringes
Past
syringed
Perfect
syringed
Progressive
syringing
Plural
syringes