Pipe - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. (syn: pipage, piping)
- a hollow cylindrical shape (syn: tube)
- a tubular wind instrument
- the flues and stops on a pipe organ
verb
- transport by pipeline
Extra examples
He has the pipes to sing on Broadway.
The pipers piped while the drummers drummed.
The musician piped a tune.
The thin pipe of the gnat was heard at night.
These pipes contain either hot water or steam.
Believe me, the whole thing's a pipe.
Town water is piped into the more modern buildings.
The shoulders of his uniform were piped with signs of his rank.
Pipe the cat in the hat.
A pipe had burst in the kitchen and flooded the floor.
Dad was there, smoking his pipe.
Eighty per cent of sewage is piped directly into the sea.
A lot of oil is piped in from Alaska.
'Morning!' piped a cheery voice.
Sometimes the linnet piped his song. (A. Tennyson)
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: pipe
he/she/it: pipes
present participle: piping
past tense: piped
past participle: piped
singular: pipe
plural: pipes
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