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PIPE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The flues and stops on a pipe organ

Synonyms:

organ pipe; pipe; pipework

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pipe" is a kind 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pipe"):

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)

Holonyms ("pipe" 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.

Synonyms:

pipage; pipe; piping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pipe" is a kind of...):

tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)

Meronyms (parts of "pipe"):

spout (an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pipe"):

tailpipe (a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car)

steam line; steam pipe (a pipe conducting steam)

standpipe (a vertical pipe)

sparge pipe (a horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its length so as to deliver a spray of water)

riser; riser main; riser pipe; riser pipeline (a vertical pipe in a building)

line; pipeline (a pipe used to transport liquids or gases)

manifold (a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes)

main (a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage)

fuel line; gas line; petrol line (a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine)

exhaust pipe (a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler)

elbow (a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it)

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)

drain; drainpipe; waste pipe (a pipe through which liquid is carried away)

discharge pipe (a pipe through which fluids can be discharged)

chimneypot (a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft)

Derivation:

pipe (transport by pipeline)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

Synonyms:

pipe; tobacco pipe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pipe" is a kind of...):

tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)

Meronyms (parts of "pipe"):

mouthpiece (the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth)

stem (the tube of a tobacco pipe)

bowl; pipe bowl (a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pipe"):

meerschaum (a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum)

calean; chicha; hookah; hubble-bubble; hubbly-bubbly; kalian; narghile; nargileh; sheesha; shisha; water pipe (an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water)

clay pipe (a pipe made of clay)

calumet; peace pipe; pipe of peace (a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace))

calabash; calabash pipe (a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd)

briar; briar pipe (a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A tubular wind instrument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pipe" is a kind 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pipe"):

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)

Derivation:

pipe (play on a pipe)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A hollow cylindrical shape

Synonyms:

pipe; tube

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("pipe" is a kind of...):

cylinder (a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Utter a shrill cry

Synonyms:

pipe; pipe up; shriek; shrill

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "pipe" is one way to...):

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pipe"):

caterwaul; yowl (utter shrieks, as of cats)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sense 2

Meaning:

Trim with piping

Example:

pipe the skirt

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "pipe" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

"Pipe" entails doing...:

sew; tailor; tailor-make (create (clothes) with cloth)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

piping (a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Play on a pipe

Example:

pipe a tune

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "pipe" is one way to...):

play (perform music on (a musical instrument))

Domain category:

music (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Also:

pipe up (begin to play or sing)

Derivation:

pipe (a tubular wind instrument)

piper (someone who plays the bagpipe)

piping (playing a pipe or the bagpipes)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Transport by pipeline

Example:

pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "pipe" is one way to...):

transport (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

pipage (a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.)

pipage (a fee charged for the use of pipes)

pipe; piping (a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Why should a man hold a match to the side of his pipe?

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Then I went into the back yard and smoked a pipe and wondered what it would be best to do.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

At this point, where my pipe is now resting, a county constable was on duty from twelve to six.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Nothing more is needed than that you should light your pipe at the blue light, and I will appear before you at once.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

There is one thing, fair sir, said the Cambridge student in his piping voice, which I would fain that you would make more clear.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"It is a waste of energy to do anything else," growled Summerlee from behind his pipe.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Bill threw on more wood, before lighting his pipe.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Holmes lit his pipe and handed me his pouch.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She again put her short black pipe to her lips, and renewed her smoking with vigour.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Vy, vitch of you would look Tom Slack in the face? piped the old fellow; or Jack Broughton?

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)