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pipe

noun

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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 of pipe

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

Words Related to pipe

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 of pipe

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

Words Related to pipe

scuttlebutt

cistern, tub, vat

can, drum

pipe

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pipe

1 to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway

piped water into every house

Synonyms of pipe

canalize, channel, channelize, conduct, direct, funnel, siphon (also syphon)

Words Related to pipe

carry, convey, transmit

concentrate, consolidate, focus

2 to make a short sharp sound like a small bird

the baby piped shrilly in his bed

Synonyms of pipe

cheep, chirp, chirrup, chitter, jargon, peep, pip, tweet, twitter

Words Related to pipe

cackle, chatter, jabber

sing, trill, warble

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