noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/sɪˈɹɪn(d)ʒ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɪɹɪn(d)ʒ/
General-American:/səˈɹɪnd͡ʒ/
General-American:/ˈsɪɹɪnd͡ʒ/
General-American:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɪndʒ
CMU ARPABET:S ER0 IH1 N JH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:S IH1 R IH0 N JH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an ear syringe
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To clean or rinse by means of a syringe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Have your ears syringed! They're so dirty!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To inject by means of a syringe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spray
History
Etymology
From Middle French syringe (“syringe”), from Latin sȳringem, accusative of sȳrinx (“reed, panpipe”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”). Doublet of syrinx.
Across languages
Translations
151 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
shiringë
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Azerbaijani:
şpris
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Azerbaijani:
şırınqa
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Bulgarian:
спринцовка
(sprincovka)
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Catalan:
xeringa
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Chinese Mandarin:
針筒 /针筒
(zhēntǒng)
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Chinese Mandarin:
注射器
(zhùshèqì)
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Danish:
sprøjte
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Finnish:
ruisku
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
French:
poire
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Galician:
xiringa
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
German:
Spritze
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Ancient Greek:
κλυστήρ
(klustḗr)
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Indonesian:
sepuit
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Japanese:
注射器
(chūshaki)
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Māori:
pūwero
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Plautdietsch:
Spretz
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Polish:
strzykawka
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Portuguese:
seringa
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Russian:
спринцо́вка
(sprincóvka)
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Slovak:
striekačka
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Spanish:
jeringa
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Swahili:
sirinji
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Tagalog:
panturok
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Tagalog:
hiringgilya
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Turkish:
şırınga
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Ottoman Turkish:
شرنغه
(şırınga)
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Vietnamese:
xi-lanh
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane
Vietnamese:
xi lanh
— a device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane