Definition of 'pipe'

Noun

1. a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
      Synonyms: tobacco pipe
2. a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
      Synonyms: pipage piping
3. a hollow cylindrical shape
      Synonyms: tube
4. a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor
      Synonyms: tabor pipe
5. the flues and stops on a pipe organ
      Synonyms: organ pipe pipework
6. a wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the instrument
      Synonyms: bagpipe

Verb

1. utter a shrill cry
      Synonyms: shriek shrill pipe up
2. transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
3. play on a pipe; "pipe a tune"
4. trim with piping; "pipe the skirt"

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