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Word: Pipe
Speech Type: Verb
Old English pīpe ‘musical tube’, pīpian ‘play a pipe’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pijp and German Pfeife, based on Latin pipare ‘to peep, chirp’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French piper ‘to chirp, squeak’
pʌɪp
convey (water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances) through a pipe or pipes
Short Definition:convey through pipe
Examples:- water from the lakes is piped to Manchester
play (a tune) on a pipe or pipes
Short Definition:play tune on pipe
Examples:- he believed he'd heard music—a tune being piped
(of a bird) sing in a high or shrill voice
Short Definition:(of bird) sing
Examples:- outside at the back a curlew piped
decorate (clothing or soft furnishings) with thin cord covered in fabric and inserted into a seam.
Short Definition:decorate clothing etc. with piping
arrange (food, particularly icing or cream) in decorative lines or patterns
Short Definition:put piping on cake etc.
Examples:- she had been piping cream round a flan
propagate (a pink or similar plant) by taking a cutting at the joint of a stem.
Short Definition:propagate pink by taking cutting at joint of plant
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