pipe
10 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
pipes
plural
pipes
Britannica Dictionary definition of PIPE
2
[count]
:
a tube with a small bowl at one end that is used for smoking tobacco
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see also peace pipe, water pipe
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He smokes a pipe.
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He lit the pipe.
3
a
[count]
:
a musical instrument that is in the shape of a tube, has holes along the top, and is played by blowing
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see also panpipe
b
[count]
:
any one of the large tubes of an organ that produce sound when air goes through them
d
pipes
[plural]
US, informal
:
a singer's voice
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He has the pipes to sing on Broadway.
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a singer with a fine set of pipes
put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it
informal
— used to tell someone that they must accept what you say is true even though they might not like it or agree with you
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“It's a stupid movie.” “Oh really? Well it was just nominated for an Oscar, so put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it!”
2
pipe
/ˈpaɪp/
verb
pipes;
piped;
piping
2
pipe
/ˈpaɪp/
verb
pipes;
piped;
piping
Britannica Dictionary definition of PIPE
1
[+ object]
:
to carry or move (something, such as water or oil) in a pipe
— often used as (be) piped
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Water is piped into the cabin from an underground stream.
2
[+ object]
:
to send (music or recorded sound) from one place to another through an electrical connection
— usually used as (be) piped
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Music is piped into every store in the mall.
3
a
[no object]
:
to play a pipe or the bagpipes
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The pipers piped while the drummers drummed.
b
[+ object]
:
to play (a tune or song) on a pipe or the bagpipes
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The musician piped a tune.
4
[+ object]
:
to decorate a cake, cookie, etc., with a line of (something, such as cream or frosting) by using a special bag or tube
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I piped the frosting around the edge of the cake.
pipe down
[phrasal verb] informal
:
to become quiet
:
to stop talking
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The teacher told the students to pipe down. [=quiet down]
pipe up
[phrasal verb] informal
:
to start talking
:
to say something
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After being quiet for almost an hour, he suddenly piped up [=spoke up] to ask where we were going.
