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| pipe [ pīp ] |
noun (plural pipes) |
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1. tube for transporting liquid or gas: a long cylindrical tube that water, oil, gas, or other such material passes through
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2. tube of any kind: an object in tubular form
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3. device for smoking tobacco: a small bowl with a hollow stem coming from it, used for smoking tobacco or other substances. Pipes are usually made of wood or clay. The tobacco is burned in the bowl and the smoke drawn into the mouth through the stem.
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4. amount in smoker's pipe: the amount of tobacco or other substance that the bowl of a smoker's pipe holds
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5. hollow body part: a tubular part or organ in a plant or animal, especially one in an animal's respiratory system
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6. tubular musical instrument played by blowing: a tubular musical instrument that is played by blowing air into it
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7. tubular part of musical organ: an upright tubular part of a musical organ that produces sound when air is blown into it
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8. wind instrument of Middle Ages: a three-holed wind instrument of the Middle Ages, played with one hand while the other hand beats on a small drum
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9. sailor's whistle: a small whistle used for signaling orders to a ship's crew, usually by a boatswain
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10. high-pitched noise: a high-pitched or shrill noise, e.g. a birdcall
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11. geology cylinder-shaped geologic formation: a vertical cylinder-shaped geologic formation, e.g. a vein of ore
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12. geology passage through which lava flows: a vertical passage through which molten lava flows
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13. metallurgy hole in cast metal: a conical cavity in the middle of a piece of metal, produced by gas escaping as the metal cools
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plural noun pipes |
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1. music bagpipes: a pair of bagpipes
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2. vocal cords: the vocal cords or voice, especially when used to sing
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3. human bowel or respiratory passages: the passages of the human respiratory or intestinal system
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verb (past and past participle piped, present participle pip·ing, 3rd person present singular pipes) |
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1. transitive verb carry something by pipe: to carry something, especially water, gas, or a semisolid, by means of a pipe, pipeline, or system of pipes
  The company pipes crude oil to the refinery.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb install or equip with pipes: to equip something with pipes, or install pipes and their connections in something
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3. transitive verb play tune on pipe: to play a tune on a musical pipe
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4. transitive verb send piped music through place: to play prerecorded music in a public place or workplace to create a soothing atmosphere
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5. transitive verb signal something using pipe: to signal the arrival or departure of somebody or something using a pipe
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6. transitive verb order crew using boatswain's pipe: to give orders to a ship's crew using a boatswain's pipe
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7. transitive verb decorate garment with piping: to add decorative piping to a garment
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8. transitive verb decorate food with piping: to add decorative piping to food, especially by forcing it out of a bag that has a nozzle designed to create the various decorative forms
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9. transitive and intransitive verb make high-pitched noise: to make a high-pitched or shrill noise, or speak or say something in a squeaky voice
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| [ Old English pīpe, via Germanic < assumed Vulgar Latin pipa< Latin pipare "to peep, cheep," an imitation of the sound] |
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| pipe·ful noun |
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