pipe (p p)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. 3. Informal a. A tubular part or organ of the body. b. pipes The passages of the human respiratory system. 4. Abbr. p. a. A wine cask having a capacity of 126 gallons or 2 hogsheads (478 liters). b. This volume as a unit of liquid measure. 5. Music a. A tubular wind instrument, such as a flute. b. Any of the tubes in an organ. c. pipes A small wind instrument, consisting of tubes of different lengths bound together. d. pipes A bagpipe. 6. pipes Informal The vocal cords; the voice, especially as used in singing. 7. A birdcall. 8. Nautical A whistle used for signaling crew members: a boatswain's pipe. 9. Geology a. A vertical cylindrical vein of ore. b. One of the vertical veins of eruptive origin in which diamonds are found in South Africa. 10. Geology An eruptive passageway opening into the crater of a volcano. 11. Metallurgy A cone-shaped cavity in a steel ingot, formed during cooling by escaping gases. v. piped, pip·ing, pipes v.tr. 1. a. To convey (liquid or gas) by means of pipes. b. To convey as if by pipes, especially to transmit by wire or cable: piped music into the store. 2. To provide with pipes or connect with pipes. 3. a. To play (a tune) on a pipe or pipes. b. To lead by playing on pipes. 4. Nautical a. To signal (crew members) with a boatswain's pipe. b. To receive aboard or mark the departure of by sounding a boatswain's pipe. 5. To utter in a shrill reedy tone. 6. To furnish (a garment or fabric) with piping. 7. To force through a pastry tube, as frosting onto a cake. 8. Slang To take a look at; notice. v.intr. Phrasal Verbs: 1. To play on a pipe. 2. To speak shrilly; make a shrill sound. 3. To chirp or whistle, as a bird does. 4. Nautical To signal the crew with a boatswain's pipe. 5. Metallurgy To develop conical cavities during solidification. pipe down Slang To stop talking; be quiet. pipe up To speak up. [Middle English, from Old English p pe, from Vulgar Latin *ppa, from Latin pp re, to chirp.] |
pipe
Noun
1. a long tube for conveying water, oil, or gas
2.
a. a tube with a small bowl at the end for smoking tobacco
b. the amount of tobacco that fills the bowl of a pipe
3. put that in your pipe and smoke it Informal accept that fact if you can
4. Zool, bot any of various hollow organs, such as the respiratory passage of certain animals
5.
a. a tubular instrument in which air vibrates and produces a musical sound
b. any of the tubular devices on an organ
6. the pipes See bagpipes
7. a boatswain's whistle
Verb
[piping, piped]
1. to play (music) on a pipe
2. to summon or lead by a pipe: to pipe in the haggis
3.
a. to signal orders to (the crew) by a boatswain's pipe
b. to signal the arrival or departure of: he piped his entire ship's company on deck
4. to utter in a shrill tone
5. to convey (water, oil, or gas) by pipe
6. to force cream or icing through a shaped nozzle to decorate food
| pipe (pp) 1. A vertical cylindrical vein of ore. 2. See volcanic pipe. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pipe - a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobaccobriar pipe, briar - a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath calabash pipe, calabash - a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd calumet, peace pipe, pipe of peace - a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) clay pipe - a pipe made of clay calean, chicha, hookah, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly, kalian, narghile, nargileh, sheesha, shisha, water pipe - an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola" meerschaum - a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum mouthpiece - the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth stem - the tube of a tobacco pipe |
| 2. | pipe - a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. chimneypot - a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft discharge pipe - a pipe through which fluids can be discharged drilling pipe - a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud elbow - a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it exhaust pipe - a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler fuel line, petrol line, gas line - a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine; "the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line" main - a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage manifold - a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes pipeline, line - a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport" sparge pipe - a horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its length so as to deliver a spray of water spout - an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain standpipe - a vertical pipe steam line, steam pipe - a pipe conducting steam tailpipe - a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car | |
| 3. |  pipe - a hollow cylindrical shape cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line | |
| 4. | pipe - a tubular wind instrument bagpipe - a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone chanter, melody pipe - reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played bourdon, drone pipe, drone - a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone fipple flute, fipple pipe, vertical flute, recorder - a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece pandean pipe, panpipe, syrinx - a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together pitch pipe - a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing wind instrument, wind - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath | |
| 5. |  pipe - the flues and stops on a pipe organflue pipe, labial pipe, flue - organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip pipe organ, organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard organ stop - a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality reed pipe - organ pipe with a vibrating reed wind instrument, wind - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath | |
| Verb | 1. | pipe - utter a shrill cry |
| 2. | pipe - transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert" transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances | |
| 3. | pipe - play on a pipe; "pipe a tune" music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" pipe up - begin to play or sing | |
| 4. | pipe - trim with piping; "pipe the skirt" |
pipe
Translations
pipe [paɪp] n → tuyau m, conduite f;
(for smoking) → pipe f;
(Mus) → pipeau m
pipes npl (also: bagpipes) → cornemuse f
pipe down vi (inf) → se taire
pipe [paɪp] n (for water, gas) → Rohr nt;
(for smoking) → Pfeife f;
(Mus) → Flöte f
vt [+ water, gas, oil] → (durch Rohre) leiten;
pipes npl (also: bagpipes) → Dudelsack m
pipe [paɪp] n → tubo;
(for smoking) → pipa;
(MUS) → piffero
pipes npl (also: bagpipes) → cornamusa (scozzese)
pipe down vi (col) → calmarsi
n pipe [paip]
1 a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow a water pipe; a drainpipe. pyp أنْبوب тръба roura, trubka rør; -rør das Rohr σωλήνας tubería toru لوله putki, johto tuyau צִינוֹר नलिका cijev cső(vezeték) pipa pípa, rör tubo 管 관(管), 도관(導管) vamzdis caurule paip buis rør, ledning rura cano ţeavă; conductă; tub труба rúra, potrubie cev cev []rör, []ledning ท่อ boru 管子 труба پائپ، نالي ống dẫn 管子
2 a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked He smokes a pipe; (also adjective ) pipe tobacco. pyp غَلْيون лула dýmka; dýmkový pibe die Pfeife, Pfeifen-... πίπα pipa piip, piibu- پیپ piippu (à) pipe מִקטֶרֶת पाइप lula pipa pipa, cangklong pípa pipa パイプ 담뱃대(로 피우는) pypkė pīpe paip pijp pipe fajka cachimbo (de) pipă трубка fajka; do fajky pipa lula pipa กล้องยาเส้น pipo 煙鬥 люлька بيڑي tẩu thuốc 烟斗
3 a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe. pyp مِزْمار свирка píšťala fløjte; -fløjte; orgelpibe die Pfeife αυλός flauta vile فلوت؛ نی pilli pipeau חֶמת-חֲלִילִים बांसुरी svirala síp seruling hljóðpípa piffero, flauto; canna 笛 관악기, (관악기의) 관 dūda, dūdelė, švilpynė, vamzdis stabule; svilpīte; dūdas seruling; pipa fluit, pijp (bambus-/orgel-/sekke)pipe piszczałka, fujarka flauta fluier свирель; дудка; труба píšťala piščal(ka) frula pipa, flöjt ปี่ kaval 管樂器 сопілка; дудка بانسري ống sáo 管乐器
v
1 to convey gas, water etc by a pipe Water is piped to the town from the reservoir. lei يَنْقُل بالأنْبوب отвеждам vést potrubím lede; føre leiten διοχετεύω canalizar, conducir/transportar por tubería toru mööda juhtima با لوله انتقال دادن johtaa amener (par un tuyau) לְהַעֲבִיר בְּצִינוֹרוֹת नल से ले जाना voditi vodu (naftu..)kroz cijev csővezetéken át továbbít mengalirkan leiða (vatn, gas) eftir röri convogliare, portare 管で送る (물·가스 등을) 파이프를 통해 나르다 tiekti vamzdžiais nogādāt pa cauruļvadu menyalurkan sst melalui paip door buizen aanvoeren lede/legge i rør transportować rurami canalizar a transporta (printr-o conductă) пускать/идти по трубам viesť potrubím speljati po ceveh provesti kroz cev leda i rör ส่งทางท่อ boruyla taşımak 管道輸送 пускати трубами پائپ کے ذريعہ پہنچانا dẫn bằng ống 管道输送
2 to play (music) on a pipe or pipes He piped a tune. blaas, fluit يَعْزِف على المِزْمار свиря zapískat fløjte pfeifen παίζω στη φλογέρα tocar vilet puhuma نی یا فلوت زدن soittaa huilua jouer (sur un pipeau, une cornemuse) לְנַגֵן בְּחָלִיל बांसुरी बजाना svirati sípol meniup seruling leika á hljóðpípu suonare (con il piffero) 笛で吹く 피리를 불다 groti, dūduoti, švilpti spēlēt/pūst stabuli, svilpīti, dūdas meniupkan op een fluit spelen spille på fløyte grać na fujarce, dudach itp. tocar a cânta (la fluier/caval) играть на свирели zapískať piskati svirati spela, blåsa เป่าปี่ kaval/gayda çalmak 用管樂器吹奏 грати на сопілці بانسري بجانا thổi sáo 用管乐器吹奏
3 to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound Hallo,' the little girl piped. sê يَصْفُر، يَقولُ بِصَوْتٍ حاد писукам pípnout pibe piepsen μιλώ, ψιλή φωνή λέω με chillar; trinar viiksuma با صدای تیز حرف زدن kimittää voix flûtée dire d'une לִשרוֹק ऊंची आवाज में बोलना oglasiti se sipít melengking segja hvellum rómi (parlare con voce acuta) かん高く言う 새된 소리로 말하다, 높고 날카로운 소리를 내다 (su)cypti, cyptelėti (no)čiepstēt berteriak met een piepstem spreken pipe piszczeć dizer em voz fina a ciripi пищать pípať, (za)pišťať piskati piskavo govoriti pipa พูดเสียงแหลม çocuksu bir sesle konuşmak 尖聲高叫 пищати بلند آواز سے بولنا lanh lảnh 尖声高叫
n piper
a person who plays a pipe or pipes, especially the bagpipes. blaasinstrumentspeler زَمّار гайдар pištec, dudák fløjtespiller; sækkepibespiller der/die Flötist(in) αυλητής flautista; gaitero; instrumento de viento músico de un vilemängija, torupillimängija نوازنده فلوت یا نی huilunsoittaja, säkkipillinsoittaja joueur/-euse de cornemuse חָלִילָן मुरली बजाने वाला gajdaš,svirač dudás peniup seruling sekkjapípuleikar pifferaio, suonatore/suonatrice di cornamusa 笛を吹く人 피리 부는 사람, 풍적수 dūdininkas stabulētājs; dūdinieks peniup seruling piper, doedelzakspeler sekkepipespiller dudziarz gaiteiro persoană care cântă la fluier, flautist волынщик; дудочник kto hrá na píšťale; gajdoš piskač frulaš pipblåsare, säckpipsblåsare คนเป่าปี่ kavalcı; gaydacı 吹奏手 дудар, гравець на сопілці بانسري بجانے والا người thổi sáo 吹奏手
n pl pipes
bagpipes or some similar instrument He plays the pipes. doedelsak القِرَب гайда dudy sækkepibe der Dudelsack γκάιντα gaita torupill نی انبان säkkipilli cornemuse חֵמֶת-חָלִילִים बैगपाइप या उससे मिलता-जुलता यंत्र gajde duda seruling sekkjapípur cornamusa バグパイプ 백파이프, 풍적 dūdmaišis stabulētājs; dūdinieks begpaip doedelzak sekkepipe dudy gaita de foles cimpoi волынка gajdy dude frula säckpipa ปี่สก๊อต gayda 風笛 волинка بين باجا kèn túi 风笛
n piping
1 the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes. blaasinstrument bespeel عَزْف على القِرَب свирене hra na píšťalu, na dudy fløjtespil das Flöten το παίξιμο φλογέρας tocar un instrumento acción de de viento vilemäng, torupillimäng فلوت زنی huilunsoitto jouer du pipeau action de/de la cornemuse לְחַלֵל वेणुवादन svirati sípolás meniup seruling flautuleikur il suonare la cornamusa 笛吹き 관악기 취주 grojimas, dūdavimas stabulēšana; dūdu spēlēšana peniupan het pijpen fløytespill, sekkepipespill gra na fujarce, dudach itp. flautear cântat la fluier/cimpoi hra na píšťale / gajdách piskanje sviranje frule pipspel การเป่าปี่ kaval/gayda çalma 吹簫 гра باجا بجانا sự thổi sáo; kèn túi 吹箫
2 (the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy. pomp نَقْل بالأنابيب канализация potrubí rørtransport das Leiten, die Rohrleitung σωληνώσεις, μεταφορά με σωλήνες canalización; tubería, cañería torustik لوله کشی putki, putket canalisation לְהָזרִים नलतंत्र, नल voditi vodu (namjestiti cijevi) csővezeték pengaliran rörlögn; dæling (eftir rörlögnum) canalizzazione 配管 관 조직, 배관(配管); 송유(送油), 송수(送水) vamzdynas, tiekimas vamzdžiais nogādāšana/transportēšana pa cauruļvadiem sistem perpaipan het door buizen aanvoeren rørledning; det å lede noe i rør transport rurami canalização conductă; canalizare перекачивание по трубам potrubie napeljava cevi; cevovod provođenje kroz cev rörledning, ledande i rör ระบบท่อ boruyla taşıma 管道系統 трубопровід; перекачування по трубам پائپ کے ذريعہ سے گيس يا پاني کا پہينچانا hệ thống ống dẫn 管道系统
adj
(of a sound) high-pitched a piping voice. piepend عالي الصَّوْت писукащ pisklavý pibende schrill στριγκός, διαπεραστικός agudo viiksuv دارای صدای زیر kimittävä flûté צַרחַנִי चिंघाड़ cvrkut éles melengking skær, skerandi flutuato かん高い 높고 날카로운 소리의 spiegiamas, cypiamas spiedzīgs; čiepstošs nyaring piep{#169} pipende, skjærende piszczący aflautado ascuţit пискливый piskľavý piskajoč piskav pipande, pipig ซึ่งมีเสียงสูงหรือเสียงแหลม ince, tiz 尖聲的 писклявий تيز آواز cao lanh lảnh 尖声的
pipe dream
an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream. onbereikbare droom أوْهام، تَخَيُّلات неосъществима мечта vidina ønskedrøm das Hirngespinst χίμαιρα sueño imposible, en el castillos aire soovunelm رویا toiveuni château en Espagne חָלוֹם בְאַספּמיָא मन के लड्डू, झोंक pusti snovi,prazno maštanje vágyálom khayalan draumórar (progetto irrealizzabile) 空想 공상, 몽상 nepasiekiama svajonė fantāzija; nepiepildāms sapnis angan-angan hersenschim ønskedrøm, luftslott mrzonka sonho vis irealizabil несбыточная мечта vzdušný zámok, vidina prazne sanje san önskedröm เรื่องเพ้อฝัน hayâl, düş 幻想 нездійсненна мрія; план, побудований на піску دور کي کوڑي ý nghĩ viển vông 幻想
n pipeline
a long line of pipes used for conveying oil, gas, water etc an oil pipeline across the desert. pypleiding خَط أنابيب النَّفْط тръбопровод potrubí rørledning; pipeline die Pipeline αγωγός tubería, cañería; oleoducto; gaseoducto torustik خط لوله putkisto oléoduc, pipeline קַו צָנֶרֶת नल cjevovod csővezeték jalur pipa rörlögn conduttura, tubazione パイプライン 수송관(管) vamzdynas cauruļvads talian paip pijpleiding rørledning/-nett rurociąg gasoduto, oleoduto conductă трубопровод potrubie cevovod cevovod rörledning, pipeline ท่อส่งผ่านน้ำมัน boru hattı 管線 трубопровід پائپ لائن جس سے تيل، گيس يا پاني پہنچايا جائے đường ống dẫn 管线
piping hot
very hot piping hot soup. baie warm ساخِن جِدا горещ vařící brændende varm brühendheiß ζεματιστός muy/bien caliente tulikuum بسیار داغ tulikuuma brûlant חַם מְאוֹד बहुत गरम vreo tűzforró sangat panas sjóðandi heitur bollente とても辛い 아주 뜨거운 labai karštas ļoti karsts panas menggelegak kokend heet glovarm, rykende varm wrzący, parzący escaldante foarte fierbinte обжигающий vriaci, vrelý vrel veoma toplo rykande varm ร้อนมาก çok sıcak, dumanı üstünde 滾燙的 дуже гарячий بہت گرم rất nóng 滚烫的
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