pipe

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Explanation of the Word "Pipe"

Part of Speech: Noun and Verb

Summary

The word "pipe" has multiple meanings as both a noun and a verb. It can refer to a hollow tube, a musical instrument, or a device for smoking. As a verb, it can mean to transport something through a pipe or to make a sound.

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Noun

1. the flues and stops on a pipe organ
2. a tubular wind instrument
3. a hollow cylindrical shape
4. a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
5. a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

Verb

1. trim with piping
   • pipe the skirt
2. play on a pipe
   • pipe a tune
3. transport by pipeline
   • pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert
4. utter a shrill cry

Synonyms

• organ pipe
• pipework
• tube
• pipage
• piping
• tobacco pipe
• shriek
• shrill
• pipe up