funnel
To use a funnelTo use a funnel.
» Tom bought a very small funnel.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To use a funnel.
trichtern, eintrichtern
move or pour through a funnel
(intransitive)To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow.
Expect delays where the traffic funnels down to one lane.
(transitive)To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.).
Our taxes are being funnelled into pointless government initiatives.
schleusen
(transitive)To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party.
Examples
28 sentencesTom bought a very small funnel.
Do you have a funnel I could borrow?
Why did you buy such a small funnel?
Where's the funnel?
ruГде воронка?
You bought a very small funnel.
ruТы купил очень маленькую воронку.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English funell, fonel, probably through Old French *founel (compare Middle FreFrom Middle English funell, fonel, probably through Old French *founel (compare Middle French fonel, Old Occitan fonilh, enfounilh), from Latin fundibulum, infundibulum (“funnel”), from infundere (“to pour in”);
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Forms
funnels, funneling, funneled, funneledWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle