to channel
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4.4
- verb
- /ˈtʃænəl/
- Consumers should try to channel most of their food dollar right to the source.
- channel energy
- channel resources
- channel funds
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Watch on YouTubeSo I knew that I wanted to somehow channel all of that into writing.
- So I knew that I wanted to somehow channel all of that into writing.
- It's there and how you channel it is the key.
- But why is her anger always channeled through flags?
- So it's body in motion, mind not channeled toward one specific target.
- They're not able to sort of channel it to the more productive things.
- Like how do we, how do we channel male aggression in the right directions?
- But I I sometimes would channel the anger and channel the emotions.
- So I I'm I'm yes, I'm always trying to channel my anxieties in into work.
- We're trying to channel that energy before the year ends.
- But let's channel that in the right direction.
- Being able to channel that negativity into fuel.
- But for me, heightened emotion being good or bad can be channeled towards.
- But you need to also always channel it into something positive.
- And initially I, I channelled all of that into, into my academic studies.
- But instead, they they channelled their grief and their pain into an act of grace.
- If I'm trying to, you know, channel corporate biatch.
- And that was the worst time to try and channel your Amsterdam, man.
Examples
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He decided to channel his creativity into writing a novel.
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What is the point in everything we've been through if we can't channel that into something that helps people?
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Maybe online hate is a way to channel hate away from real people.
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We're trying to channel that energy before the year ends.
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But you need to also always channel it into something positive.
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Try to channel it into focus.
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But let's channel that in the right direction.
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He's gonna have to stay focused and channel that energy into good places.
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No one would do more than George Hale to channel this new wealth into scientific research.
Academic text (1992) -
Channel my energies into something more positive.
Synonyms
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2.7
To move a person or thing to another place
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1.4
To move people or goods from one place to another, often by vehicle
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3.7
To send something from one thing to another, for example a message or disease
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3.4
To send information, ideas, or feelings to someone
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3.7
To send a television or radio show to many people
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2.0
Send sound or information from one place to another
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3.5
To receive and then pass on a message or signal
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3.5
To send something to a particular person or place
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5.1
To allow heat or electricity to pass through something
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8.1
To direct a plane toward a particular point
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To direct water or other flow into a channel to control it
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To direct water or other things into a particular path to control their movement
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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1.3
Switch to a different television channel by pressing a button or using the remote
- Informal
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5.6
To switch quickly between TV channels without watching any show for long
Compounds
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2.6
A narrow part of the sea that lies between southern England and northern France
- Specialized
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3.4
A way to send information between people, groups, or devices
- Specialized
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4.2
A way a company gets products to customers, like stores or online shops
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3.5
A freshwater fish with whisker-like feelers common in North America and often eaten
- Specialized
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5.2
A medicine that reduces calcium entering the heart and blood vessels to treat high blood pressure and chest pain
- Specialized
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6.1
Largest amount of data a channel can send without errors, usually measured in bits per second
A national park on islands off southern California with many sea birds and marine life
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5.6
A narrow sea passage between Northern Ireland and Scotland linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
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6.7
A large catfish with bluish gray skin and a forked tail that lives in rivers like the Mississippi
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8.8
A large freshwater catfish with long whiskers and blue-gray color that lives in the Mississippi River
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Channel comes from the old Latin word canalis, meaning 'pipe' or 'waterway', so imagine putting something into a pipe to control its direction. That is why to channel your energy or money means to guide it toward a particular place or purpose.