Word: pipe Word origin: Old English pīpe ‘musical tube’, pīpian ‘play a pipe’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pijp and German Pfeife, based on Latin pipare ‘to peep, chirp’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French piper ‘to chirp, squeak’. Phonetic: pʌɪp Listen:
a tube used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances.
a device for smoking tobacco, consisting of a narrow tube made from wood, clay, etc. with a bowl at one end in which the tobacco is burned, the smoke from which is drawn into the mouth. Example: a smell of pipe tobacco
a wind instrument consisting of a single tube with holes along its length that are covered by the fingers to produce different notes. Example: the tone of a reed pipe
a command which causes the output from one routine to be the input for another.
a cask for wine, especially as a measure equal to two hogsheads, usually equivalent to 105 gallons (about 477 litres). Example: a fresh pipe of port
convey (water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances) through a pipe or pipes. Example: water from the lakes is piped to Manchester
play (a tune) on a pipe or pipes. Example: he believed he'd heard music—a tune being piped
(of a bird) sing in a high or shrill voice. Example: outside at the back a curlew piped
decorate (clothing or soft furnishings) with thin cord covered in fabric and inserted into a seam.
arrange (food, particularly icing or cream) in decorative lines or patterns. Example: she had been piping cream round a flan
propagate (a pink or similar plant) by taking a cutting at the joint of a stem.
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