A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
Used in a Sentence
syringe
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for syringe.
Editorial note
It's not like you suddenly evolve or jam a syringe of one minute retrovirus in your neck.
Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of syringe gathered in one view.
To inject by means of a syringe.
To clean or rinse by means of a syringe.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for syringe.
noun
A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
verb
To inject by means of a syringe.
verb
To clean or rinse by means of a syringe.
noun
A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe.
Example sentences
It's not like you suddenly evolve or jam a syringe of one minute retrovirus in your neck.
Both Nero and KingofPol have received physical items in the mail: a syringe and a knife, and have laughed them off.
The quantities have to be pretty exact and injected with syringe, if I remember correctly, which means a doctor will have to do it for you.
They said you withdraw the oil through a thick membrane with a syringe (?).
One of the more prominent journalists writing articles supporting gamergate was mailed a syringe filled with mystery liquid; far from a friendly gesture.
You'd build a robot with enough AI to do the job and just control the general parameters like which syringe to stick to whom.
Whereas many systems built on function calls are more like you jabbing me in the butt with a syringe filled with 20 ccs of alcohol.
#gamergate supporters have been harassed and threatened and Milo was even sent a syringe full of something unknown.
Idea is paper gets all the grounds out (no grit in cup), fine grind minimizes brew time, short brew time makes sweeter results, syringe style is accidentally self-cleaning.
That's definitely a better price than I can get here—although I did just find out I can do the old jar/syringe thing for $267!
I suspect you're going to have to extract it with a syringe, because no egg separator is going to get rid of all of it.
You might think these unfeasible near term, but a drone that simply flies high and drops 300 dumb, poison-tipped flechettes (think capillary-powered syringe tips) is feasible today, isn't it?
Quote examples
Someone saying "take this blood transfusion or inject this 'recover' syringe or you're out of a job" to a young athlete, far from home, is a scary thought.
But if you actually grant the "good immune system" bit, then wouldn't that imply that the immune system already is prepared to fight off the flu, or learns so very quickly; and then what ultimaltey is the difference between someone who was vaccinated with a syringe, and someone who was "vaccinated" by an actual infection, if you know what I mean?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use syringe in a sentence?
It's not like you suddenly evolve or jam a syringe of one minute retrovirus in your neck.
What does syringe mean?
A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
What part of speech is syringe?
syringe is commonly used as noun, verb.