chimney

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Synonyms: chimley, chiney

Antonyms: chimley, chiney

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Noun

1. A [[vertical]] [[tube]] or [[hollow]] [[column]] used to emit [[environmentally]] [[polluting]] [[gaseous]] and [[solid]] [[matter]] (including but not limited to [[by-product]]s of burning [[carbon]]- or hydrocarbon-based [[fuel]]s); a [[flue]].
2. The [[glass]] flue [[surrounding]] the [[flame]] of an [[oil lamp]].
3. {{lb|en|British}} The [[smokestack]] of a [[steam]] [[locomotive]].
4. A [[narrow]] [[cleft]] in a [[rock]] [[face]]; a [[narrow]] [[vertical]] [[cave]] [[passage]].
5. {{lb|en|vulgar|euphemism}} A [[vagina]].
6. {{lb|en|Northern Ireland|slang}} A [[black eye]]; a [[shiner]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|climbing}} To negotiate a chimney ([[narrow]] [[vertical]] [[cave]] [[passage]]) by pushing against the sides with back, feet, hands, etc.

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