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pipe

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Noun

  1. {{non-gloss|Meanings relating to a wind instrument.}}
  2. {{non-gloss|Meanings relating to a hollow conduit.}}
  3. {{non-gloss|Meanings relating to a container.}}
  4. {{non-gloss|Meanings relating to something resembling a tube.}}
  5. {{non-gloss|Meanings relating to computing.}}
  6. {{senseid|en|smoking}} {{non-gloss|Meanings relating to a smoking implement.}}
  7. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[telephone]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[play#Verb|play]] ([[music]]) on a pipe [[instrument]], such as a [[bagpipe]] or a [[flute#Noun|flute]].
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[shout#Verb|shout]] [[loudly]] and at [[high#Adjective|high]] [[pitch#Noun|pitch]].
  3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[emit]] or have a [[shrill#Adjective|shrill]] sound like that of a pipe; to [[whistle#Verb|whistle]].
  4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} Of a [[queen bee]]: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
  5. {{lb|en|intransitive|metallurgy}} Of a [[metal]] [[ingot]]: to become [[hollow#Adjective|hollow]] in the [[process#Noun|process]] of [[solidify]]ing.
  6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[convey]] or [[transport#Verb|transport]] (something) by means of pipes.
  7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[install]] or [[configure]] with pipes.
  8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[dab#Verb|dab]] [[moisture]] away from.
  9. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To [[lead#Verb|lead]] or [[conduct#Verb|conduct]] as if by pipes, especially by [[wired#Adjective|wired]] [[transmission]].
  10. {{lb|en|transitive|computing|chiefly|[[Unix]]}} To [[directly]] [[feed#Verb|feed]] (the [[output#Noun|output]] of one [[program#Noun|program]]) as [[input#Noun|input]] to another program, indicated by the pipe [[character]] ({{l|mul|{{!}}}}) at the [[command line]].
  11. {{lb|en|transitive|cooking}} To [[create]] or [[decorate]] with [[piping#Noun|piping]] ([[icing#Noun|icing]]).
  12. {{lb|en|transitive|nautical}} To [[order#Verb|order]] or [[signal#Verb|signal]] by a [[note#Noun|note]] [[pattern#Noun|pattern]] on a [[boatswain's pipe]].

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.
  2. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Fond du Lac County|s/Wisconsin|c/USA}}. Named after the {{m|en|calumet}} (pipe) smoked by native Americans.

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