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   Pipe

   /pīp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a tube of metal, plastic, or other material used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances. Similar tubeconduithosemainductlinechannelcanalconveyorpipelinedraintubingpipingsiphoncylinderfistula
   • ▪ a cylindrical vein of ore or rock, especially one in which diamonds are found.
   • ▪ a cavity in cast metal.
   • ▪ a duct, vessel, or tubular structure in the body, or in an animal or plant. informal
   • ▪ a connection to the internet or to a website.
   • 2. a narrow tube made from wood, clay, etc., with a bowl at one end for containing burning tobacco, the smoke from which is drawn into the mouth: "a smell of pipe tobacco" Similar tobacco pipebriar (pipe)meerschaumclay pipechurchwardencuttyhistorical:dudeenrare:calabashcalumetchiboukhookahnarghilecaleanhubble-bubblebongchillum
   • ▪ a quantity of tobacco held by a pipe: "they were sharing a pipe of tobacco"
   • ▪ a device for smoking illegal drugs: "a crack pipe"
   • 3. a wind instrument consisting of a single tube with holes along its length that are covered by the fingers to produce different notes: "a reed pipe" Similar whistlepenny whistlefluterecorderfifechanterdronewind instrument
   • ▪ bagpipes. Similar bagpipespan pipesuillean pipes
   • ▪ a set of pipes joined together, as in panpipes.
   • ▪ a tube by which sound is produced in an organ.
   • ▪ voice or vocal ability, especially of a powerful singer. informal
   • ▪ a boatswain's whistle.
   • ▪ a high-pitched cry or song, especially of a bird: "the sad little pipe of the ringed plover"
   • 4. a command which causes the output from one routine to be the input for another.
   • ▪ the symbol
   • 5. . "a fresh pipe of port"
   • ▪ a cask for wine, especially as a measure equal to two hogsheads, usually equivalent to 105 gallons (about 477 liters):

   verb

   • 1. convey (water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances) through a pipe or pipes: "water from the lakes is piped to several towns" Similar conveychannelsiphonrunfeedleadbring
   • ▪ transmit (music, a radio or television program, signals, etc.) by wire or cable: "he was watching a movie piped to his room on one of the hotel's video channels" Similar transmitfeedleadpatch
   • 2. play (a tune) on a pipe or pipes: "he believed he'd heard music—a tune being piped" Similar play on a pipeplay the pipestootlewhistleliterary:flute
   • ▪ use a boatswain's whistle to summon (the crew) to work or a meal: "the hands were piped to breakfast"
   • 3. (of a bird) sing in a high or shrill voice: "outside at the back a curlew piped" Similar chirpcheepchirruptwitterchatterwarbletrillpeepsingshrillsquealsqueak
   • ▪ say something in a high, shrill voice: "“No, ma'am,” piped Lucy" Similar chirpcheepchirruptwitterchatterwarbletrillpeepsingshrillsquealsqueak
   • 4. decorate (clothing or soft furnishings) with a thin cord covered in fabric.
   • 5. put (a decorative line or pattern) on a cake or similar dish using icing, whipped cream, etc.: "she had been piping cream around a flan"

   Word Origin Old Englishpīpe ‘musical tube’, pīpian ‘play a pipe’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pijp and German Pfeife, based on Latin pipare ‘to peep, chirp’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French piper ‘to chirp, squeak’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pipeful noun
   • 2. pipeless adjective

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   • A pipe is a long, round, hollow object, usually made of metal or plastic, through which a liquid or gas can flow. The liquid can't escape into the air, because it's inside a pipe. A pipe is an object that is used for smoking tobacco.

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   • for liquid, gas A pipe is a long, round, hollow object through which a liquid or gas can flow. ...water pipes. If liquid or gas is piped somewhere, it is transferred from one place to another through a pipe. The heated gas is piped through a coil surrounded by water. for tobacco A pipe is an object that is used for smoking tobacco.

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   • The Pipe is a short role-play involving a conflict between a contractor and an owner’s representative on a construction site. Learning Goals: To illustrate the process of going from conflict to collaboration using mutual gains negotiation and listening for interests.

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   A pipe is a hollow tube that liquid flows through. When your kitchen pipes get clogged, call a plumber. A pipe is also something to put tobacco in and smoke. Old pictures of Santa show him smoking a pipe.

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   Definition of pipe noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. pipe. noun. /paɪp/ [countable, uncountable] a tube through which liquids and gases can flow. Both hot and cold water pipes should be properly insulated. steel/copper pipes. a burst pipe. The house was blown apart by an explosion, caused by a leaking gas pipe.

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