channel¹ /chanˈəl/

1. The bed of a stream of water
2. A strait or narrow sea
3. A navigable passage through a body of water
4. A passage for conveying a liquid
5. A groove or furrow
6. A gutter
7. Means of passing or conveying
8. A spiritual medium (also channˈel(l)er)
9. Gravel, shingle (also channˈer; Scot)
10. (in pl) means of communication
11. A one-way path for a signal
12. A physical path for data, eg between a central processing unit and a peripheral device (computing)
13. A narrow range of frequencies, part of a frequency band, for the transmission of radio and television signals without interference from other channels
14. A television or radio organization broadcasting on a particular frequency

1. To make a channel
2. To furrow
3. To convey (through)
4. To direct (into a particular course; lit and figurative)
5. To act as a spiritual medium for

channˈelize or channˈelise transitive verb

1. To create or provide a channel for
2. To direct or convey through a channel

channˈelled adjective

channˈel(l)er noun

channelˈ-hop intransitive verb (informal)

1. To cross the English Channel, usu for shopping, and return on the same day
2. Same as channel-surf below

channˈel-hopper noun

channˈel-hopping noun

channel seam noun

A seam on clothing outlined by stitching running along both sides

channel seaming noun

channel stone or channel stane noun (Scot)

A curling-stone

channˈel-surf intransitive verb (informal)

To switch rapidly between different television channels in a forlorn attempt to find anything of interest

channˈel-surfer noun

channˈel-surfing noun

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