Pipe
noun
A tube of metal, plastic, or other material through which a liquid or gas can flow.
The plumber fixed the broken pipe under the sink.
Often appears as...
- water pipe
- gas pipe
noun
A musical instrument consisting of a tube, especially one made of wood, played by blowing air into it.
He played a beautiful melody on his pipe.
Often appears as...
- bagpipe
- pipe organ
verb
To send, guide, or force in a specific path or direction, as if through a pipe.
They piped the oil from the well into the storage tanks.
Often appears as...
- pipe down
- pipe up
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To play music on a pipe instrument.
He piped a tune for the dancers.
Often appears as...
- pipe down
- pipe up
noun
A device for smoking tobacco, consisting of a tube and a bowl.
He likes to smoke a pipe while reading a book.
Often appears as...
- smoke a pipe
- tobacco pipe
verb
To decorate or fill something by using a pastry bag.
She piped cream onto the cake.
Often appears as...
- pipe in
- pipe out
noun
A tube of metal, plastic, or other material through which a liquid or gas can flow.
The plumber fixed the broken pipe under the sink.
Often appears as...
- water pipe
- gas pipe
noun
A musical instrument consisting of a tube, especially one made of wood, played by blowing air into it.
He played a beautiful melody on his pipe.
Often appears as...
- bagpipe
- pipe organ
verb
To send, guide, or force in a specific path or direction, as if through a pipe.
They piped the oil from the well into the storage tanks.
Often appears as...
- pipe down
- pipe up
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To play music on a pipe instrument.
He piped a tune for the dancers.
Often appears as...
- pipe down
- pipe up
noun
A device for smoking tobacco, consisting of a tube and a bowl.
He likes to smoke a pipe while reading a book.
Often appears as...
- smoke a pipe
- tobacco pipe
verb
To decorate or fill something by using a pastry bag.
She piped cream onto the cake.
Often appears as...
- pipe in
- pipe out
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Pro Tip 1/3Varying sizes
Pipes come in various sizes and diameters, relating to different functions.
The large pipes in the factory carry more water than the smaller ones.
Pro Tip 2/3Material matters
The material a pipe is made of can often indicate its use or the substances it carries.
Plastic pipes are common for carrying water in homes.
Pro Tip 3/3Infrastructure link
Pipes are key components in various infrastructures like plumbing, heating, and oil transport.
Our city's water supply relies on an extensive network of underground pipes.
Pro Tip 1/3Varying sizes
Pipes come in various sizes and diameters, relating to different functions.
The large pipes in the factory carry more water than the smaller ones.
Pro Tip 2/3Material matters
The material a pipe is made of can often indicate its use or the substances it carries.
Plastic pipes are common for carrying water in homes.
Pro Tip 3/3Infrastructure link
Pipes are key components in various infrastructures like plumbing, heating, and oil transport.
Our city's water supply relies on an extensive network of underground pipes.
Pro Tip 1/3Varying sizes
Pipes come in various sizes and diameters, relating to different functions.
The large pipes in the factory carry more water than the smaller ones.
Pro Tip 2/3Material matters
The material a pipe is made of can often indicate its use or the substances it carries.
Plastic pipes are common for carrying water in homes.
Pro Tip 3/3Infrastructure link
Pipes are key components in various infrastructures like plumbing, heating, and oil transport.
Our city's water supply relies on an extensive network of underground pipes.
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Under the hood: The...
But combustion is an exothermic reaction, meaning it releases heat. Lots of it. And while much of this heat escapes through the tail pipe, the heat that remains in the engine block needs to be absorbed, transported, and dissipated to protect the metal components from deforming or even melting. This is where the cooling system comes in.
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David Birch: A new way...
Right. Is that just a pipe dream? Of course not, otherwise I wouldn't be here talking. So, in order to build that and make it work, I'm only going to name these things, I'll not go into we need a plan, which is, we're going to build this as an infrastructure for everybody to use to solve all of these problems.
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Why do honeybees love...
So, ignoring the geometry lesson, and taking matters into their own hands, the bees went back to the drawing board to rethink their beehive design. One suggested triangles, "We can use triangles. Look! They fit together perfectly." Another bee suggested squares. Finally, a third bee piped up and said,
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The unexpected math...
From the curves measured for pixel separations, they concluded that paintings from Van Gogh's period of psychotic agitation behave remarkably similar to fluid turbulence. His self-portrait with a pipe, from a calmer period in Van Gogh's life, showed no sign of this correspondence.
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Confronting big waves PIPE...
very quickly realised working as a plumber that my heart and soul just didn't lie in the toilet or in pipes so I began my mission to basically make surfing my job and what I did is I got a job in a circle factory I worked in a surf shop I became a lifeguard and
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Why do we hiccup? - John...
and the opening between them, which is called the glottis. The movement of the diaphragm initiates a sudden intake of air, but the closure of the vocal chords stops it from entering the wind pipe and reaching the lungs. It also creates the characteristic "hic."
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5 ways to kill your...
No one else has the perfect answers for your life. And you need to keep picking those decisions, right? The pipes are infinite and you're going to bump your head, and it's a part of the process. Three, and it's very subtle but very
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Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
The calves were bulky blocks of metal with pipes bolted together for the ankles and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle to look like a vein.
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See How Easily a Rat Can...
narrow maze like toilet pipes is this even possible the underwater passage leaves no room for error add a turn the rat finds a pocket of air just enough to help it
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Precious Baby Elephant...
unfortunately everyone's enjoying themselves so much they don't seem to notice his pipe at last a helping trunk comes to the rescue
Video examples
Under the hood: The...
But combustion is an exothermic reaction, meaning it releases heat. Lots of it. And while much of this heat escapes through the tail pipe, the heat that remains in the engine block needs to be absorbed, transported, and dissipated to protect the metal components from deforming or even melting. This is where the cooling system comes in.
Video examples
David Birch: A new way...
Right. Is that just a pipe dream? Of course not, otherwise I wouldn't be here talking. So, in order to build that and make it work, I'm only going to name these things, I'll not go into we need a plan, which is, we're going to build this as an infrastructure for everybody to use to solve all of these problems.
Video examples
Why do honeybees love...
So, ignoring the geometry lesson, and taking matters into their own hands, the bees went back to the drawing board to rethink their beehive design. One suggested triangles, "We can use triangles. Look! They fit together perfectly." Another bee suggested squares. Finally, a third bee piped up and said,
Video examples
The unexpected math...
From the curves measured for pixel separations, they concluded that paintings from Van Gogh's period of psychotic agitation behave remarkably similar to fluid turbulence. His self-portrait with a pipe, from a calmer period in Van Gogh's life, showed no sign of this correspondence.
Video examples
Confronting big waves PIPE...
very quickly realised working as a plumber that my heart and soul just didn't lie in the toilet or in pipes so I began my mission to basically make surfing my job and what I did is I got a job in a circle factory I worked in a surf shop I became a lifeguard and
Video examples
Why do we hiccup? - John...
and the opening between them, which is called the glottis. The movement of the diaphragm initiates a sudden intake of air, but the closure of the vocal chords stops it from entering the wind pipe and reaching the lungs. It also creates the characteristic "hic."
Video examples
5 ways to kill your...
No one else has the perfect answers for your life. And you need to keep picking those decisions, right? The pipes are infinite and you're going to bump your head, and it's a part of the process. Three, and it's very subtle but very
Video examples
Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
The calves were bulky blocks of metal with pipes bolted together for the ankles and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle to look like a vein.
Video examples
See How Easily a Rat Can...
narrow maze like toilet pipes is this even possible the underwater passage leaves no room for error add a turn the rat finds a pocket of air just enough to help it
Video examples
Precious Baby Elephant...
unfortunately everyone's enjoying themselves so much they don't seem to notice his pipe at last a helping trunk comes to the rescue
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Quote examples
Ramez Naam
American Writer
On a large scale, people aren't going to cut back how much they use. That's a pipe dream. If anything, as the developing world gets richer, the world's going to consume more - more cars, bigger homes, more energy, more water, more food.
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Theresa Rebeck
American Playwright
I think that because television is shot on a really fast schedule, and it gets piped into your home on a smaller screen, it's much more about character and dialogue in a lot of cases than the movies are.
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Fergie
American Musician
There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is.
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Willard Wigan
English Sculptor
At home, when the heating pipes made noises, I imagined a tiny person was in there skipping with a rope. The fantasy world of tiny things became my escape.
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Ewan McGregor
Scottish Actor
I've played in pipe bands in Scotland, and I've always played guitars and drums and stuff.
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Sting
British Musician
I have a big problem with piped music. I like either silence or to listen to it properly.
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Gethin Jones
When I was at university, I earned money by laying pipes. It was so hard.
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Vic Morrow
American Actor
Then you'd have found me pinned beneath a large metal pipe.
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Honoré Daumier
French Artist
I care more about my pipe than about fame and honors.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
Once in a while, we need the hard Left to pipe up.
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Ramez Naam
American Writer
On a large scale, people aren't going to cut back how much they use. That's a pipe dream. If anything, as the developing world gets richer, the world's going to consume more - more cars, bigger homes, more energy, more water, more food.
Quote examples
Theresa Rebeck
American Playwright
I think that because television is shot on a really fast schedule, and it gets piped into your home on a smaller screen, it's much more about character and dialogue in a lot of cases than the movies are.
Quote examples
Fergie
American Musician
There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is.
Quote examples
Willard Wigan
English Sculptor
At home, when the heating pipes made noises, I imagined a tiny person was in there skipping with a rope. The fantasy world of tiny things became my escape.
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Ewan McGregor
Scottish Actor
I've played in pipe bands in Scotland, and I've always played guitars and drums and stuff.
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Sting
British Musician
I have a big problem with piped music. I like either silence or to listen to it properly.
Quote examples
Gethin Jones
When I was at university, I earned money by laying pipes. It was so hard.
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Vic Morrow
American Actor
Then you'd have found me pinned beneath a large metal pipe.
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Honoré Daumier
French Artist
I care more about my pipe than about fame and honors.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
Once in a while, we need the hard Left to pipe up.
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