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, cask, puncheon, rundlet (or runlet), tunRelated Words scuttlebutt; cistern, tub, vat; can, drum

1 to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway piped water into every house Synonyms canalize, channelize, conduct, direct, funnel, channel, siphon (also syphon)Related Words 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 cheep, chirrup, chitter, jargon, peep, pip, chirp, tweet, twitterRelated Words cackle, chatter, jabber; sing, trill, warble