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to pipe in

to pipe in

3 3.9
Bring water, gas, or air into a place through pipes
  • phrasal verb
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  • However, water piped in by a municipality or other government agency can sometimes be problematic as well.
  • piping in water

Examples

  • Some recorded soul music was being piped in through speakers over the floor, but no one was out there.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Yes, along with those in Los Angeles who regularly bathe and drink water piped in from the Colorado River.

    Academic text (2012)

  • But we made ours with a special rabbit ear on the top... so we could pipe in some music.

    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

  • The majority of food had to be brought in, and the water had to be piped in over long distances.

    Academic text (2009)

  • What we did was pipe in a condenser from a car's air conditioning system.

    Blog text (5)

  • We hear Phil's voice piped in.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Piano music, equally soft and equally comforting, was piped in from somewhere.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Modern jazz is piped in through ceiling-mounted speakers...

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Rather than drink the polluted water piped in from the South River reservoir, many residents chose to rely on well water.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Piano music was piped in through the speakers to create a calming atmosphere for the guests.

Synonyms

to pipe
vsto pipe in
  • Specialized
21 3.0

To move oil, gas, or water through a pipe

supplies a place directly using tubes or similar enclosed conduits
to bring in
vsto pipe in
15 3.3

Allow a signal or sound to come into a place using equipment

refers to physical delivery into a place using tubes or enclosed conduits
to duct
vsto pipe in
  • Specialized
7 5.2

To send air through tubes or to install tubes in a building

focuses on direct supply into a place via tubes or enclosed conduits

Antonyms

to drain
198 1.0

To let liquid flow away from something

How Much

to flood in
8 3.1
to pipe in
3 3.9
to dribble
15 2.8
to trickle
70 3.4

Surface Forms

pipe in infinitive
piped in past
piped in past participle
piping in present participle
pipes in third person singular

Morphology

pipe + in

The meaning 'to send or feed data into' is directly derivable from combining 'pipe' (to convey through a conduit) with 'in' (into/inside). Although the application to data is a technical extension, the compositional pattern verb + particle conveys 'move/transfer into', a transparent and predictable mapping that a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely infer.

Etymology

Pipe in comes from the image of a metal pipe being run in to a house so water or gas flows inside. So pipe in means 'to supply or bring something into a place'.