pipe
Noun:
- A long, hollow cylinder for conveying fluids: A tube, typically made of metal or plastic, used to transport water, gas, oil, or other substances.
- A wind instrument consisting of a tube: A simple tubular musical instrument, such as a flute or a recorder, or a component of a larger instrument like an organ.
- A device for smoking tobacco: A tube with a small bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco.
- A tubular structure or shape: Any object or formation that is long, hollow, and cylindrical.
Verb:
- To convey (a fluid) through a pipe: To transport a liquid or gas via a system of tubes.
- To play a tune on a pipe or similar wind instrument: To produce musical sounds using a pipe.
- To utter a high-pitched sound or cry: To speak or sing in a shrill voice.
- To trim or decorate with a thin line or cord (piping): To finish an edge of fabric or food (like a cake) with a decorative strip.
Noun:
- The plumber fixed the leaking pipe under the sink.
- He played a folk tune on a simple wooden pipe.
- The old man sat quietly, smoking his pipe.
Verb:
- The new system will pipe fresh water directly to the village.
- The shepherd piped a cheerful melody for his flock.
- "Wait for me!" she piped from the other room.
- She learned how to pipe icing onto cupcakes.
"To pipe down" (phrasal verb): To become quiet; to stop talking or making noise.
- The teacher told the noisy class to pipe down.
"To pipe up" (phrasal verb): 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.
"To pipe a tune": To play a melody, often implying a simple, cheerful, or pastoral quality.
- The musician piped a tune that made everyone want to dance.
Piping (noun): 1. A system of pipes. 2. A thin decorative line of icing, cream, or fabric.
- The piping in the building needed replacement.
- She added red piping to the dress's seams.
Pipeline (noun): A long pipe, typically underground, for transporting oil, gas, etc., over long distances.
- The new pipeline will carry natural gas across the country.
Pipeful (noun): The amount of tobacco that fills a pipe.
- He smoked a pipeful of aromatic tobacco.
- Noun (for tube): Tube, conduit, duct, hose.
- Noun (for instrument): Flute, fife, recorder.
- Verb (for convey): Channel, funnel, conduct.
- Verb (for play music): Toot, whistle, play.
Pipe away: To signal a ship's departure with a whistle or to continue playing a pipe.
- The boatswain piped away as the ship left the dock.
Pipe aboard/ashore: To welcome or honor a person on or off a ship with a whistle signal.
- The captain was piped aboard with a ceremonial whistle.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it: A phrase used to tell someone to accept a fact, especially an unpleasant one, that they can do nothing about.
- I'm not changing my mind, so you can put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Pipe dream: An unrealistic hope or fantasy.
- Becoming a famous actor was just a pipe dream for him.
- the flues and stops on a pipe organ
- a tubular wind instrument
- a hollow cylindrical shape
- a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
- trim with piping
- pipe the skirt
- play on a pipe
- pipe a tune
- transport by pipeline
- pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert
- utter a shrill cry