pipe

Noun
  1. A tube with a small bowl at one end;
    Used for smoking tobacco (synset 103951443)
    is a type of: tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
    subtypes:
    has:
    • bowl, pipe bowl - a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco
    • mouthpiece - the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth
    • stem - the tube of a tobacco pipe
    same as: tobacco pipe
  2. A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. (synset 103950948)
    is a type of: tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
    subtypes:
    • chimneypot - a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft
    • discharge pipe - a pipe through which fluids can be discharged
    • drain, drainpipe, waste pipe - a pipe through which liquid is carried away
    • drilling pipe - a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud
    • elbow - a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
    • exhaust pipe - a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler
    • fuel line, gas line, petrol line - a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine
    • main - a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
    • manifold - a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
    • line, pipeline - a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
    • riser, riser main, riser pipe, riser pipeline - a vertical pipe in a building
    • sparge pipe - a horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its length so as to deliver a spray of water
    • standpipe - a vertical pipe
    • steam line, steam pipe - a pipe conducting steam
    • tailpipe - a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car
    has: spout - an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain
    same as: pipage, piping
  3. A hollow cylindrical shape (synset 113924014)
    is a type of: cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
    same as: tube
  4. A tubular wind instrument (synset 103951891)
    is a type of: wind, wind instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
    subtypes:
    • bagpipe - a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
    • chanter, melody pipe - reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
    • bourdon, drone, drone pipe - a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
    • fipple flute, fipple pipe, recorder, vertical flute - a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
    • pandean pipe, panpipe, syrinx - a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
    • pitch pipe - a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing
  5. The flues and stops on a pipe organ (synset 103860335)
    is a type of: wind, wind instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
    subtypes:
    • flue, flue pipe, labial pipe - organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
    • organ stop - a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality
    • reed pipe - organ pipe with a vibrating reed
    is a part of: organ, pipe organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
    same as: organ pipe, pipework
Verb
  1. Utter a shrill cry (synset 200916373)
    is a type of: call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell - utter a sudden loud cry
    subtypes: caterwaul, yowl - utter shrieks, as of cats
    same as: pipe up, shriek, shrill
  2. Transport by pipeline (synset 201954154)
    "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
    is a type of: transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
  3. Play on a pipe (synset 201731563)
    "pipe a tune"
    referred to in: music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
    is a type of: play - perform music on (a musical instrument)
  4. Trim with piping (synset 201674540)
    "pipe the skirt"
    entail: sew, tailor, tailor-make - create (clothes) with cloth
    is a type of: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

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