to pipe
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3.0
- verb
- /paɪp/
- Specialized
- Sulfur is stripped out of natural gas before it is piped to the plant.
- piped water
- pipe natural gas
- piped water system
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Watch on YouTubeNow this basically means that you pipe hot water between buildings.
- Now this basically means that you pipe hot water between buildings.
- So, yeah, I probably was, would have been the one to pipe that Howard Stern show into the classroom.
- Yep, you should pipe the enterprise engine room sound through it all the time.
Examples
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Now this basically means that you pipe hot water between buildings.
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However, governments would lack the funds to extend piped water and sewage disposal to newcomers.
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But by then, natural gas was being piped into industrial areas.
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Households in the village are served by two piped water supply systems as follows.
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Leaving a mostly pure fuel stream to be piped into a gas turbine.
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Then, the combined water is piped to Tampa Bay Water's member governments.
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The gas was then scrubbed of H2S and piped to the generator set.
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To prevent the ball from overheating, a coolant gas is piped into the ball just before it is attached to the pole.
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Dikes and dirt berms keep water piped from the river from escaping.
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The engineers need to pipe the water from the reservoir to the treatment plant.
Synonyms
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6.2
To put a hollow pipe into something or send things through it
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3.9
Bring water, gas, or air into a place through pipes
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Offensive
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5.9
A thing made inside a metal pipe that explodes to hurt people or damage things
- Literature
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6.8
A decorated pipe smoked in a special ceremony by some Native American groups to show peace or agreement
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5.3
A large musical instrument that makes sound through many pipes and you play with keyboards and pedals
- Specialized
4
5.8
A set of connected metal tubes that carry force and mud from the platform to the cutting part underground
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3.0
A thin bendable wire with soft material for cleaning a tobacco pipe or making simple crafts
- Specialized
2
3.7
A large adjustable tool with jaws that have teeth for gripping and turning pipes
- Specialized
1
3.7
A worker who installs and repairs pipes that carry water, gas, or steam
- Specialized
1
6.5
A vertical tube that carries water or gas up between floors in a building
- Specialized
1
6.6
A small device that plays a musical note to help singers or musicians find the right starting note
- Specialized
1
7.9
A pipe in an organ that makes sound when a thin metal strip vibrates, giving a bright tone
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9.9
A small waxy white or pink plant in shady woods that does not use sunlight to make food
- Australian
A tropical tree with hanging yellow flowers and pods whose soft inside is used as medicine
- Archaic
An old clay pipe with a long stem for smoking, often from 17th or 18th century England
- Archaic
A set of pipes of different lengths tied together that you play by blowing across the tops
- Specialized
A horizontal pipe with small holes that sprays water or other liquids evenly
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Pipe as a verb meaning to move a liquid or gas comes from putting it into a pipe (a hollow tube) and sending it along. So to pipe oil or water is to transport it through a tube or pipe.