channel

1 an open man-made passageway for water water was drained from the swamp through a specially constructed channel Synonyms of channel aqueduct, canal, conduit, course, flume, racecourse, raceway, watercourse, waterway Words Related to channel millrace, millstream; floodway, sluice, sluiceway, spillway; swash, tideway, torrent; gutter, trough; river, rivulet, stream

2 a narrow body of water between two land masses the world record for swimming the channel between France and Great Britain Synonyms of channel narrows, neck, sound, strait Words Related to channel arm, bay, gulf, inlet; roads, roadstead; reach, stretch

3 a direct way of passing along information or supplies you need to make arrangements through the proper channels Synonyms of channel pipelineWords Related to channel avenue, conduit, route; grapevine, outlet; fountainhead, origin, source, wellspring; supplier; connection, contact

4 a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) had to replace the main water channel Synonyms of channel pipe, conduit, duct, leader, line, penstock, trough, tubeWords Related to channel drain, drainpipe, funnel, hydrant, main, smokestack, spout, standpipe, stovepipe, tile, waste pipe, waterspout; pipage (or pipeage), pipeline, piping

5 a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead the channel went into a trance and began speaking in what was purported to be the voice of the deceased woman Synonyms of channel channeler, medium, psychic, spiritist, spiritualistWords Related to channel clairvoyant; mentalist, mind reader, telepath; sensitive

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway an athletic youth who channeled all of his energy into sports Synonyms of channel canalize, channelize, conduct, direct, funnel, pipe, siphon (also syphon) Words Related to channel carry, convey, transmit; concentrate, consolidate, focus