Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense pipes, present participle piping, past tense, past participle piped
1. countable noun
A pipe is a long, round, hollow object, usually made of metal or plastic, through whicha 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.
2. countable noun
A pipe is an object which is used for smoking tobacco. You put the tobacco into the cup-shapedpart at the end of the pipe, light it, and breathe in the smoke through a narrow tube.
3. countable noun
A pipe is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a tube with holes in it. You playa pipe by blowing into it while covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers.
4. plural noun
Pipes are the same as bagpipes.
5. countable noun
An organ pipe is one of the long hollow tubes in which air vibrates and produces a musical note.
6. verb
If liquid or gas is piped somewhere, it is transferred from one place to another through a pipe.
The heated gas is piped through a coil surrounded by water. [beVERB-ed preposition]
The villagers piped in drinking water from the reservoir. [VERB noun with adverb]
Most of the houses in the capital don't have piped water. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: convey, channel, supply, conduct More Synonyms of pipe
7. verb
If someone, especially a child, pipes something, they say it in a high-pitched voice.
[written]
'But I want to help,' Bessie piped. [VERB with quote]
8. countable noun
In some computer systems, a pipe is a method of passing information from one program to another.
9. See also piping, piping hot
Phrasal verbs:
See pipe down
See pipe up
More Synonyms of pipe
pipe in British English1
(paɪp)
noun
1.
a long tube of metal, plastic, etc, used to convey water, oil, gas, etc
2.
a long tube or case
3.
a.
an object made in any of various shapes and sizes, consisting of a small bowl with an attached tubular stem, in which tobacco or other substances are smoked
b.
(as modifier)
a pipe bowl
4. Also called: pipeful
the amount of tobacco that fills the bowl of a pipe
5. zoology, botany
any of various hollow organs, such as the respiratory passage of certain animals
6.
a.
any musical instrument whose sound production results from the vibration of an air column in a simple tube
b.
any of the tubular devices on an organ, in which air is made to vibrate either directly, as in a flue pipe, or by means of a reed
7.
an obsolete three-holed wind instrument, held in the left hand while played and accompanied by the tabor
tabor
8. the pipes
9.
a shrill voice or sound, as of a bird
10.
a.
a boatswain's pipe
b.
the sound it makes
11. (plural) informal
the respiratory tract or vocal cords
12. metallurgy
a conical hole in the head of an ingot, made by escaping gas as the metal cools
13.
a cylindrical vein of rich ore, such as one of the vertical diamond-bearing veins at Kimberley, South Africa
14. Also called: volcanic pipe
a vertical cylindrical passage in a volcano through which molten lava is forced during eruption
15. US slang
something easy to do, esp a simple course in college
16. put that in your pipe and smoke it
verb
17.
to play (music) on a pipe
18. (transitive)
to summon or lead by a pipe
to pipe the dancers
19.
to utter (something) shrilly
20.
a.
to signal orders to (the crew) by a boatswain's pipe
b. (transitive)
to signal the arrival or departure of
to pipe the admiral aboard
21. (transitive)
to convey (water, gas, etc) by a pipe or pipes
22. (transitive)
to provide with pipes
23. (transitive)
to trim (an article, esp of clothing) with piping
24. (transitive)
to force (cream, icing, etc) through a shaped nozzle to decorate food
Derived forms
pipeless (ˈpipeless)
adjective
pipy (ˈpipy)
adjective
Word origin
Old English pīpe (n), pīpian (vb), ultimately from Latin pīpāre to chirp
pipe in British English2
(paɪp)
noun
1.
a large cask for wine, oil, etc
2.
a measure of capacity for wine equal to four barrels. 1 pipe is equal to 126 US gallons or 105 Brit gallons
3.
a cask holding this quantity with its contents
Word origin
C14: via Old French (in the sense: tube, tubular vessel), ultimately from Latin pīpāre to chirp; compare pipe1
pipe in American English
(paɪp)
noun
1.
a hollow cylinder or cone, as of reed, straw, wood, or metal, in which air vibrates to produce a musical sound, as in an organor wind instrument
2.
any wind instrument
; specif.,
a. [pl.]
bagpipe
b.
a small medieval fipple flute played with the left hand while the right hand beats a tabor
3.
a small, shrill whistle, used by a boatswain as in conveying orders to a ship's crew
: in full boatswain's pipe
4.
a high, shrill sound, as of a voice, birdcall, etc.
5. [often pl.]
the vocal organs, esp. as used in singing
6.
a long tube of clay, concrete, metal, plastic, etc., for conveying water, gas, oil, etc. or for use in construction
7.
a.
a tubular organ or canal of the body
b. [pl.]
the respiratory organs
8.
a.
a somewhat cylindrical deposit of ore
b.
an opening into a volcano's crater
9.
anything tubular in form
10.
a.
a tube with a small bowl at one end, in which tobacco, etc. is smoked
b.
enough tobacco, etc. to fill such a bowl
11.
a.
a large cask for wine, oil, etc., having a capacity of about two hogsheads, or 126 gallons
b.
this volume as a unit of measure
12. US, Slang
something regarded as easy to accomplish
verb intransitiveWord forms: piped or ˈpiping
13.
to play on a pipe
14.
to utter shrill, reedy sounds or tones
15. Metallurgy
to develop longitudinal cavities, as steel sometimes does in ingots and castings during solidification
16. Nautical
to signal a ship's crew by sounding a boatswain's pipe
verb transitive
17.
to play (a tune, etc.) on a pipe
18.
to utter in a shrill, reedy voice or tone
19.
to affect or bring to some condition or place by or as by playing pipes
to pipe the clan to battle
20. US
to convey (water, gas, oil, etc.) by means of pipes
21. US
to provide with pipes
22.
to trim (a dress, etc.) with piping
23.
to squeeze (icing, dough, or other soft or puréed food) from a pastry bag
24. Slang
to look at or notice
25. Nautical
to call together or alert (the crew), make (a specified call), or signal the arrival aboard or the departure of (someone) by sounding a boatswain's pipe
Idioms:
pipe down
pipe in
pipe up
Word origin
ME < OE < WGmc *pipa < VL *pipa < L pipare, to cheep, chirp, peep, of echoic orig.
More idioms containing
pipe
put that in your pipe and smoke it
Examples of 'pipe' in a sentence
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Investigators found two unexploded devices next to the pipe bomb in a roadside bin.
The Sun (2016)
Time to light the pipe and have a good hard think.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Or you can also chop the fillets when piping hot and stir into the salad.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They used to throw Maltesers into the organ pipes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Leicester had failed to score in three successive matches but their pipe dream would become an astounding reality over the next four months.
The Sun (2016)
There are stands of pine and fig - and organ pipe cacti.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And until you see that, his ambition is surely a pipe dream.
The Sun (2016)
By pulsing compressed air through copper pipes, it was found that a clock could be jarred from a distance and so set.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The sound of the pipe organ in the college church.
Christianity Today (2000)
It would barely run to the exhaust pipe on a tank.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Robots cut the damaged pipe and will now try to cap the oil flow.
The Sun (2010)
This was the organ casing and pipes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In the boot was a length of lead pipe similar to one found at the murder scene.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The chips were piping hot and crisp.
The Sun (2013)
That now looks like a pipe dream.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It sounds like a pipe dream - but that is what is happening on the internet.
The Sun (2012)
Word lists with
pipe
instrument, pasta, General smoking terms
In other languages
pipe
British English: pipe /paɪp/ NOUN
for liquid, gas A pipe is a long, round, hollow object through which a liquid or gas can flow.
...water pipes.
American English: pipe
Arabic: ماسورَة
Brazilian Portuguese: cano
Chinese: 管子
Croatian: cijev
Czech: trubka potrubí
Danish: rør
Dutch: pijp
European Spanish: cañería
Finnish: putki
French: tuyau
German: Pfeife
Greek: πίπα
Italian: tubo
Japanese: パイプ
Korean: 도관
Norwegian: rør
Polish: rura
European Portuguese: cano
Romanian: țeavă
Russian: труба
Latin American Spanish: cañería
Swedish: rör
Thai: ท่อ
Turkish: boru
Ukrainian: труба
Vietnamese: ống
British English: pipe VERB
If liquid or gas is piped somewhere, it is transferred from one place to another through a pipe.
The heated gas is piped through a coil surrounded by water.
American English: pipe
Brazilian Portuguese: canalizar
Chinese: 用管道输送
European Spanish: canalizar por tubería
French: acheminer
German: durch Rohre leiten
Italian: portare per mezzo di tubazione
Japanese: パイプ輸送される
Korean: 파이프로 전달되다
European Portuguese: canalizar
Latin American Spanish: canalizar por canería
British English: pipe NOUN
for tobacco A pipe is an object that is used for smoking tobacco.
Do you smoke a pipe?
American English: pipe
Brazilian Portuguese: cano
Chinese: 烟斗
European Spanish: pipa
French: pipe
German: Pfeife
Italian: pipa
Japanese: パイプ
Korean: 파이프 담배
European Portuguese: cano
Latin American Spanish: pipa
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All related terms of 'pipe'
pipe in
to convey (esp. transcribed or remote music or speech) by an electric or electronic system
pipe up
If someone who has been silent for a while pipes up , they say something, especially something surprising or strange .
clay pipe
a pipe whose bowl is made of fired clay
flue pipe
an organ pipe or tubular instrument of the flute family whose sound is produced by the passage of air across a sharp-edged fissure in the side. This sets in motion a vibrating air column within the pipe or instrument
gas pipe
a metal pipe used to supply a building with gas
half-pipe
a structure with a U-shaped cross-section , used in performing stunts in skateboarding , snowboarding , rollerblading , etc
heat pipe
a thin, sealed metal tube that efficiently transfers heat without a pump , using a fluid that vaporizes at the hot end, condenses as it reaches the cooler end, and returns to the hot end by capillary action through a wick or along tiny grooves in the wall
jet pipe
the duct attached to the rear of a gas turbine through which the exhaust gases are discharged , esp one fitted to an aircraft engine
lead pipe
a pipe made of lead
pipe bomb
A pipe bomb is a small bomb in a narrow tube made by someone such as a terrorist .
pipe clay
a white, plastic clay used for making clay tobacco pipes or pottery , for whitening leather , etc.
pipe down
If you tell someone who is talking a lot or talking too loudly to pipe down , you are telling them to stop talking.
pipe line
A pipe line is a pipe which carries fluids over a long distance .
pipe rack
a steel framed structure that pipes (used to drill for oil, etc) are stacked on for storage
pipe roll
an annual record of the accounts of a sheriff or other minister of the crown kept at the British Exchequer from the 12th to the 19th centuries
reed pipe
a wind instrument, such as a clarinet or oboe , whose sound is produced by a vibrating reed
soil pipe
a pipe that conveys sewage or waste water from a toilet , etc, to a soil drain or sewer
escape pipe
a pipe for overflowing water, escaping steam , etc
Indian pipe
a white or pinkish saprophytic woodland plant, Monotropa uniflora, of the N hemisphere , with a solitary nodding flower resembling a pipe: family Monotropaceae
inflow pipe
the pipe that brings water or gas into a place
inlet pipe
a pipe that allows a substance to enter a machine or device
labial pipe
of, relating to, or near lips or labia
organ pipe
any of the sounding pipes in a pipe organ
outlet pipe
a pipe with an opening which permits escape or release (of liquid, etc)
peace pipe
a long decorated pipe smoked by Native Americans on ceremonial occasions , esp as a token of peace
pipe cutter
a tool for cutting metal pipes , with a curved jaw containing one or more disks , the whole tool being rotated around the pipe
pipe dream
A pipe dream is a hope or plan that you have which you know will never really happen .
pipe fitter
a skilled worker who installs and maintains pipes , as in a plumbing or refrigeration system
pipe major
the noncommissioned officer, generally of warrant officer's rank, who is responsible for the training, duty , and discipline of a military or civilian pipe band
pipe organ
→ organ (sense 1 ) organ (sense 1a )
pipe smoker
a person who smokes a tobacco pipe
pipe wrench
any of several types of wrench , including the Stillson wrench, used to grip and turn pipes and other cylindrical objects
pitch pipe
a small pipe , esp one having a reed like a harmonica , that sounds a note or notes of standard frequency . It is used for establishing the correct starting note for unaccompanied singing
sewage pipe
a pipe used to carry waste matter such as faeces or dirty water from homes and factories
stuck pipe
Stuck pipe happens when part of the drillpipe cannot be turned or moved up or down.
subsea pipe
A subsea pipe is a pipeline on the ocean bed for transporting oil or gas.
waste pipe
a pipe to take excess or used water away, as from a sink to a drain
water pipe
a pipe for water
balance pipe
a pipe between two points used to equalize pressure
corncob pipe
a pipe made from a dried corncob
exhaust pipe
The exhaust pipe is the pipe that carries the gas out of the engine of a vehicle .
overflow pipe
a pipe which discharges excess or leaking water safely
pipe cleaner
A pipe cleaner is a piece of wire covered with a soft substance which is used to clean a tobacco pipe.
pipe fitting
a coupling , elbow , etc. used to connect sections of pipe
pipe jacking
a method of laying underground pipelines by assembling the pipes at the foot of an access shaft and pushing them through the ground
pipe routing
Pipe routing is the planning of pipeline layout , which includes considerations of neatness, economy, and safety .
pipe rupture
A pipe rupture is a break in a pipeline .
pipe tobacco
tobacco suitable for use in a tobacco pipe
volcanic pipe
a long tube of metal, plastic , etc, used to convey water, oil, gas, etc
Dutchman's-pipe
a woody climbing plant, Aristolochia sipho , of the eastern US, cultivated for its greenish-brown mottled flowers, which are shaped like a curved pipe: family Aristolochiaceae
Chinese translation of 'pipe'
pipe
(paɪp)
n(c)
(for water, gas) 管子 (guǎnzi) (根, gēn)
(for smoking) 烟(煙)斗 (yāndǒu) (个(個), gè)
(Mus, = instrument) 管乐(樂)器 (guǎnyuèqì)
[of organ]管 (guǎn)
vt
[water, gas, oil]管道输(輸)送 (guǎndào shūsòng)
Derived Forms
pipesn pl (also bagpipes) 风(風)笛 (fēngdí)
1 (noun)
Definition
a long tube for conveying water, oil, or gas
The liquid is conveyed along a pipe.
Synonyms
tube
drain
He built his own house and laid his own drains.
canal
A blockage of the canal could severely affect international shipping.
pipeline
a natural-gas pipeline
line
main
passage
cells that line the air passages
cylinder
hose
The firefighters unwrapped their hoses.
conduit
He saw that the conduit was choked with rubbish.
duct
a big air duct in the ceiling
conveyor
2 (noun)
Definition
a tube with a small bowl at the end for smoking tobacco
the famous image of Sherlock Holmes smoking a pipe
Synonyms
clay (pipe)
briar
calabash (rare)
meerschaum
hookah (rare)
3 (noun)
Definition
a tubular instrument in which air vibrates and produces a musical sound
Pan is often pictured playing a reed pipe.
Synonyms
whistle
horn
recorder
She also plays the recorder.
fife
flute
tooter
wind instrument
penny whistle
1 (verb)
Definition
to convey (water, oil, or gas) by pipe
The gas is piped through a coil surrounded by water.
Synonyms
convey
They borrowed our boats to convey themselves across the river.
channel
Stefan is channelling all his energies into his novel.
supply
conduct
Water conducts heat faster than air.
bring in
transmit
mosquitoes that transmit disease to humans
siphon
2 (verb)
Definition
to play (music) on a pipe
Synonyms
whistle
play
sound
sing
Go on, then, sing us a song!
peep
trill
warble
A flock of birds was warbling in the trees.
twitter
There were birds twittering in the trees.
cheep
tootle
tweet
Phrasal verbs
See pipe down
See pipe up
see tobacco
Additional synonyms
in the sense of canal
Definition
an artificial waterway constructed for navigation or irrigation
A blockage of the canal could severely affect international shipping.
Synonyms
waterway,
channel,
passage,
conduit,
duct,
watercourse
in the sense of channel
Definition
to direct or convey through a channel or channels
Stefan is channelling all his energies into his novel.
Synonyms
direct,
guide,
conduct,
transmit,
convey
in the sense of conduct
Definition
to transmit (heat or electricity)
Water conducts heat faster than air.
Synonyms
transmit,
carry,
spread,
pass on,
convey,
diffuse,
impart
Synonyms of 'pipe'
pipe
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of conduit
Definition
a channel or tube for carrying a fluid or electrical cables
He saw that the conduit was choked with rubbish.
Synonyms
passage,
channel,
tube,
pipe,
canal,
duct,
main
in the sense of drain
Definition
a pipe that carries off water or sewage
He built his own house and laid his own drains.
Synonyms
sewer,
channel,
pipe,
sink,
outlet,
ditch,
trench,
conduit,
duct,
culvert,
watercourse
in the sense of duct
Definition
a tube, pipe, or channel through which liquid or gas is sent
a big air duct in the ceiling
Synonyms
pipe,
channel,
passage,
tube,
canal,
funnel,
conduit
in the sense of hose
Definition
a flexible pipe, for conveying a liquid or gas
The firefighters unwrapped their hoses.
Synonyms
pipe,
tube,
hosepipe,
tubing,
piping,
pipeline,
conduit,
siphon
in the sense of passage
Definition
a channel or opening providing a way through
cells that line the air passages
Synonyms
tube,
opening,
hole,
aperture,
inlet,
duct,
orifice
in the sense of peep
Definition
(esp. of young birds) to make small shrill noises
Synonyms
tweet,
pipe,
squeak,
chirp,
twitter,
cheep,
chirrup
in the sense of pipeline
Definition
a long pipe for transporting oil, water, or gas
a natural-gas pipeline
Synonyms
tube,
passage,
pipe,
line,
conduit,
duct,
conveyor
in the sense of recorder
Definition
a wind instrument, blown through the end, with finger-holes and a reedlike tone
She also plays the recorder.
Synonyms
fipple flute,
flute,
descant recorder
in the sense of sing
Definition
to perform (a song)
Go on, then, sing us a song!
Synonyms
croon,
carol,
chant,
trill,
warble,
yodel,
pipe,
vocalize
in the sense of transmit
Definition
to pass (something, such as a message or disease) from one place or person to another