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- Dictionarypipe/pʌɪp/
noun
- 1. a tube used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances. Similar
- 2. 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: "a smell of pipe tobacco" Similar
verb
- 1. convey (water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances) through a pipe or pipes: "water from the lakes is piped to Manchester" Similar
- 2. play (a tune) on a pipe or pipes: "he believed he'd heard music—a tune being piped" Similar
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PIPE definition: 1. a tube inside which liquid or gas flows from one place to another: 2. a short, narrow tube with…. Learn more.
: a long tube or hollow body for conducting a liquid, gas, or finely divided solid or for structural purposes. b. : a means of transmission (as of television signals or computer data)
Pipe definition: a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.. See examples of PIPE used in a sentence.
a tube inside which liquid or gas flows from one place to another: a water / gas / sewer pipe. a burst / fractured / leaking pipe. Chris Jongkind/Moment/GettyImages. Fewer examples. Water was leaking from the pipe. The leakage was traced to an oil pipe in the cellar. The pipe burst, sending out a shower of water.
pipe. (pīp) n. 1. a. A hollow cylinder or tube used to conduct a liquid, gas, or finely divided solid. b. A section or piece of such a tube. 2. a. A device for smoking, consisting of a tube of wood, clay, or other material with a small bowl at one end. b. An amount of smoking material, such as tobacco, needed to fill the bowl of a pipe; a pipeful.
A pipe is a long, round, hollow object, usually made of metal or plastic, through which a liquid or gas can flow. They had accidentally damaged a gas pipe while drilling. The plant makes plastic covered steel pipes for the oil and gas industries.
A pipe is a hollow tube that liquid flows through. When your kitchen pipes get clogged, call a plumber. A pipe is also something to put tobacco in and smoke. Old pictures of Santa show him smoking a pipe. Water moves through pipes before it comes flowing out of your faucets.
noun. /paɪp/ [countable, uncountable] a tube through which liquids and gases can flow. Both hot and cold water pipes should be properly insulated. steel/copper pipes. a burst pipe. The house was blown apart by an explosion, caused by a leaking gas pipe. PVC pipe is commonly used in building and construction. a drainage/sewage pipe.
PIPE definition: 1. a long tube that liquid or gas can move through: 2. a tube with a bowl-shaped part at one end…. Learn more.
pipe meaning, definition, what is pipe: a tube through which a liquid or gas flo...: Learn more.
