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pipe

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 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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