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| fun·nel [ fúnn'l ] |
noun (plural fun·nels) |
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1. utensil used in pouring liquids: a cone-shaped utensil with a large opening at the top and a small opening or tube at the bottom. Use: to guide liquids and other substances into containers.
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2. chimney: a vertical pipe from which smoke and exhaust gases escape, especially one on a steamship or steam engine
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verb (past and past participle fun·neled, present participle fun·nel·ing, 3rd person present singular fun·nels) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb move into narrow space: to move into and through a narrow space, or direct something into and through a narrow space
  an efficient system for funneling crowds through the turnstiles
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2. transitive verb concentrate resources somewhere: to direct or channel all of something from one place or use to another
Funds were funneled away from other projects.
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3. transitive verb make funnel-shaped: to form something into the shape of a funnel
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| [15th century. Via Provençal fonilh< Latin infundibulum< infundere "pour in" < fundere "pour"] |
