Pronunciation: /paɪp/
noun a tube-shaped piece of material that is hollow inside
A1 I saw a plumber fixing a leaky pipe.
A2 The water flowed through the rusty pipe.
B1 The pipe burst due to the high pressure.
B2 The plumber used a wrench to tighten the pipe.
C1 The intricate design of the pipe impressed the engineer.
C2 The pipe organ in the church produced beautiful music.
verb to play (a tune) on a pipe instrument
A1 The plumber will pipe the water into the new bathroom.
A2 I need to learn how to pipe frosting onto cupcakes.
B1 The chef decided to pipe a decorative design on the cake.
B2 The workers are going to pipe the gas through the underground pipes.
C1 The engineer is responsible for designing the piping system for the new building.
C2 The expert pipefitter was able to quickly repair the broken pipe.
formal The plumber fixed the leak in the pipe using a wrench.
informal I accidentally dropped my phone down the drain pipe.
slang Let's go smoke a pipe behind the shed.
figurative She had to learn to keep her emotions in check and not let them burst out like a burst pipe.
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