noun
pipe
PYP
noun
1
A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.
"A burst pipe flooded the basement."
2
A small bowl-and-stem device used for smoking tobacco.
"He relaxed on the porch with his pipe after dinner."
verb
1
To carry a liquid or piece of information along a channel from one place to another.
"The system pipes water directly from the reservoir to each home."
"In the terminal, you can pipe the output of one command into another."
How to Use Pipe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tube for carrying liquid or gas, a smoking implement, or (as a verb) to send something — water or data — through a channel.
Common pairings
pipe dream
pipe down
pipe water
smoke a pipe
Word Forms
piped past tense, pipes plural, pipes singular
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Etymology
From Old English pipe, "a tube or musical wind instrument," from Proto-West Germanic roots imitating a chirping or piping sound.