pipe

pipe

noun

Definition of PIPE

1

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) <the plumber came and fixed the water pipe that was leaking>

Synonyms channel, conduit, duct, leader, line, penstock, trough, tube

Related Words drain, drainpipe, funnel, hydrant, main, smokestack, spout, standpipe, stovepipe, tile, waste pipe, waterspout; pipage (or pipeage), pipeline, piping

2

an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages <a full pipe of wine>

Synonyms barrel, butt, firkin, hogshead, keg, kilderkin, pipe, puncheon, rundlet (or runlet), tun

Related Words scuttlebutt; cistern, tub, vat; can, drum