pipe

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pipe is part of the Basic English 850.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Related words 3 Verb

[change] Pronunciation

• IPA: /paɪp/
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[change] Noun

Singular pipe

Plural pipes

1. A tube; a round, hollow piece of metal, plastic, or wood.

   I will fix the pipe.

2. A musical instrument made of a pipe; a flute.

   He plays the pipe.

3. A tube used for smoking.

   He smokes a pipe.

[change] Synonyms

• (tube) tube, conduit, pipeline, duct, line
• (musical instrument) flute, whistle, panpipe

[change] Related words

• pipeline
• piper

[change] Verb

Plain form pipe

Third-person singular pipes

Past tense piped

Past participle piped

Present participle piping

1. To move using a pipe.

   He pipes the oil to his house.