funnel

fun·nel  (fnl)

n.

1.

a. A conical utensil having a small hole or narrow tube at the apex and used to channel the flow of a substance, as into a small-mouthed container.

b. Something resembling this utensil in shape.

2. A shaft, flue, or stack for ventilation or the passage of smoke, especially the smokestack of a ship or locomotive.

v. fun·neled or fun·nelled, fun·nel·ing or fun·nel·ling, fun·nels

v.intr.

1. To take the shape of a funnel.

2. To move through or as if through a funnel: tourists funneling slowly through customs.

v.tr.

1. To cause to take the shape of a funnel.

2. To cause to move through or as if through a funnel.

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[Middle English fonel, from Provençal fonilh, from Late Latin fundibulum, from Latin nfundibulum, from nfundere, to pour in; see infuse.]

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funnel

Noun

1. a tube with a wide mouth tapering to a small hole, used for pouring liquids into narrow openings

2. a chimney of a ship or steam train

Verb

[-nelling, -nelled] or US [-neling, -neled]

to move or cause to move through or as if through a funnel [Old Provençal fonilh]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	funnel - a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends funnel shape cone shape, conoid, cone - a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
	2.	funnel - a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth bell - the flared opening of a tubular device utensil - an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
	3.	funnel - (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight smokestack, stack - a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
Verb	1.	funnel - move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

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funnel

verb 1. conduct, direct, channel, convey, move, pass, pour, filter

verb 2. channel, direct, pour, filter, convey

Translations

funnel [ˈfʌnl] n → embudo; [of ship] → chimenea

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funnel [ˈfʌnl] n → entonnoir m [of ship]; cheminée f

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funnel [ˈfʌnl] n → Trichter m;

(of ship) → Schornstein m

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funnel [ˈfʌnl] n → imbuto; [of ship] → ciminiera

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funnel

n funnel [ˈfanl]

1 a tube which is wide-mouthed at one end and narrow-mouthed at the other through which liquid can be poured into a narrow bottle etc You will need a funnel if you are going to pour petrol into that can. tregter قِمْع фуния trychtýř tragt der Trichter χωνί embudo lehter قیف suppilo entonnoir מַשׁפֵּך फनल lijevak tölcsér corong trekt imbuto じょうご 깔때기 piltuvas piltuve corong trechter trakt lejek funil pâlnie воронка lievik lijak levak tratt กรวย huni 漏斗 лійка قیف cái phễu 漏斗

2 a chimney on a ship etc through which smoke escapes. skoorsteen مِدْخَنَه комин komín skorsten der Schornstein φουγάρο chimenea, conducto de humos korsten دودکش استوانه ای savupiippu cheminée אָרוּבָּה धुआं निकलने का छिद्र brodski dimnjak kémény (mozdonyé, hajóé) cerobong reykháfur canna 煙突 굴뚝 kaminas (tvaikoņa, lokomotīves) dūmenis serombong pijp skorstein, pipe komin chaminé coş de fum дымовая труба komín dimnik dimnjak skorsten ปล่องควัน baca 煙囟 димар; димохід جہاز کی چمنی phần dưới ống khói 烟囟