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

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as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages a full pipe of wine

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pipe

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verb

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as in to funnel
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway piped water into every house

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as in to chirp
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the baby piped shrilly in his bed

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Recent Examples of pipe
Noun
In December the church’s doors were symbolically reopened and the pipe organ’s 8,000 pipes could be heard for the first time since being covered with toxic dust, as the public ws allowed inside for the first ceremonies and masses. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 May 2025 In January, hundreds of residents were evacuated from the Patrick Sullivan Senior Apartments on the Near West Side due to a burst pipe, which resulted in flooding and the loss of heat and hot water. Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Verb
Sign up to the newsletter to get this piped straight into your inbox. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025 Partway through, Miguel’s voice starts to pipe in, adding texture and a haunting touch to the production. Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pipe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe
Noun
  • LLMs and machine learning are merely the conduit through which benefits to the customer are delivered.
    Justin Warren, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • His strained, sandpaper-coarse timbre served as an ideal conduit for songs concerned with boisterous revelries, shady agreements, licentious intentions and musical pleasures.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • This 15% alcohol wine ages 12 months in large wooden barrels and seven months in bottles.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Like Balcones, the whiskey was aged in two different locations: half in Bardstown, half back in Blanco, all of it in full-size 53-gallon barrels.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • Snowstorms this time of year can occur when lingering Arctic air masses meet unusual atmospheric patterns, funneling colder air south into interior Alaska.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
  • Manufacturing in the Dominican Republic has grown exponentially in recent years, with nearly 20% of foreign investment funneling into the sector, just behind tourism, according to the Innovation Technology and Information Foundation.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • Oystercatchers chirping and paddling their bright orange feet.
    Robin Catalano, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Asked about Tkachuk and the verbal jousting with Nylander near the end of Game 4, Domi was nonplussed about the subject of chirping between teams.
    Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Two of the visible Air tubes on the heel host Lego branding, including a Minifigure head at the rear, and iridescent detailing is used for the midfoot shank and mustache.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
  • Pros: A little goes a long way, so the small tube will last.
    Deanna Pai, Glamour, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Allow your ideas and insights to be channeled into tangible aspects of your life.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 June 2025
  • There were some people who would rather that someone was channeling their angst and their frustration and venting it on the web.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • These navy pillowcases with white piping will add a touch of Americana to your patio furniture while remaining versatile enough for any season.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
  • Based on three gas deposits discovered more than 40 years ago, Browse was originally planned as a project piping gas to the nearest landfall at James Price Point near Broome on WA’s Kimberley coast.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • Izu Ojukwu directed ’76 and returned to helm ’77: The Festac Conspiracy, reuniting with Tonye Princewill and Adonijah Owiriwa who exec produce.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 June 2025
  • Currently, the state attorney general has directed local law enforcement agencies not to assist federal authorities in civil immigration enforcement.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025

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“Pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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