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| 1. | [ noun ] a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco | |
| Synonyms: | tobacco_pipe | |
| Related terms: | tube calabash_pipe briar calumet hookah meerschaum clay_pipe stem mouthpiece bowl | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. | |
| Synonyms: | piping pipage | |
| Related terms: | tube manifold pipeline drilling_pipe discharge_pipe chimneypot main fuel_line tailpipe exhaust_pipe standpipe steam_line elbow drain riser_main sparge_pipe spout | |
| 3. | [ verb ] utter a shrill cry | |
| Synonyms: | shriek screech shrill pipe_up | |
| Related terms: | shout yowl scream shrilling | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (music) play on a pipe | |
| Examples: | "pipe a tune" |
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| Related terms: | play music pipe_up piping | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a hollow cylindrical shape | |
| Synonyms: | tube | |
| Related terms: | cylinder tube | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (music) a tubular wind instrument | |
| Synonyms: | tabor_pipe | |
| Related terms: | wind_instrument drone pitch_pipe chanter | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (clothing) trim with piping, as of garments | |
| Related terms: | decorate sew | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (transportation) transport by pipeline | |
| Examples: | "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert" |
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| Related terms: | transport | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (music) the flues and stops on a pipe organ | |
| Synonyms: | pipework organ_pipe | |
| Related terms: | wind_instrument flue_pipe reed_pipe organ_stop organ | |
| Similar spelling: |
pip piaffe Pipa piaf |
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