Definition

Verb (transitive): 1. To bring a substance (such as a liquid or gas) into a place by means of pipes or conduits. 2. To transmit sound, especially music, into a place via a speaker system or audio piping.

Usage

The verb "pipe in" is used to describe the action of conveying something from one location to another through a closed system. It often implies a deliberate, controlled, or engineered method of delivery. * It is commonly followed by a prepositional phrase starting with "into" or "to" to indicate the destination. * The subject is typically the person or system controlling the delivery, not the substance or sound being delivered.

Examples

1. Bringing in a substance:
   • The new facility will pipe in fresh water from the mountain reservoir.
   • For safety, the laboratory pipes in inert nitrogen gas to prevent explosions.
2. Transmitting sound/music:
   • The hotel lobby pipes in classical music to create a relaxing atmosphere.
   • The announcement was piped in to every room in the building.

Advanced Usage

• "to pipe something in": This is the standard construction, where "something" is the object being conveyed.
  • The engineers found a way to pipe the natural gas in from the offshore platform.
• The phrase can be used in a figurative sense to describe the artificial or controlled introduction of information or an element into a situation.
  • The government was accused of piping in propaganda through state-controlled media channels.

Variants and Related Words

• Pipeline (n): A long pipe, typically underground, for transporting oil, gas, etc., over long distances.
• Pipe (v): To convey (water, gas, oil, etc.) by pipe. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Convey in
• Channel in
• Feed in (especially for utilities or data)
• Transmit (especially for sound or data)

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Pipe down: To become quiet or less noisy; to stop talking. (This is an idiomatic phrasal verb with a completely different meaning related to sound.)
  • The teacher told the noisy class to pipe down.
• Pipe up: To begin to speak, especially suddenly or with a high-pitched voice.
  • A small voice piped up from the back of the room with the correct answer.

Verb

1. bring in through pipes
   • Music was piped into the offices
2. transport to a destiny through pipes
   • We have to pipe in oil