pipe

US /paɪp/

UK /paɪp/

A2

verb

  • To speak in a high-pitched voice, like a child
  • To play music using a pipe-like instrument
  • To send liquid or gas through a long tube

noun

  • Tube with a bowl at the end for smoking tobacco
  • Tube of metal etc. for liquid to go through

Examples

The pipes lead into the river. The pipes will have to pass through the wall.

the pipe for the hot water