pipe in
To supply via pipesTo supply (a product or substance) via pipes.
» He was sitting there with a pipe in his mouth.
Er saß dort mit einer Pfeife im Mund.
Он сидел там с трубкой во рту.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To supply (a product or substance) via pipes.
(broadly, transitive)To continuously supply anything from an external source.
Soulless music was piped in through the speakers in the room.
(idiomatic, informal, intransitive)To interrupt a conversation with a comment.
- transport to a destination through pipes
- bring in through pipes
Examples
17 sentencesHe was sitting there with a pipe in his mouth.
ruОн сидел там с трубкой во рту. — sharptoothed
deEr saß dort mit einer Pfeife im Mund. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was holding a short piece of pipe in his left hand and a knife in his right.
He spoke with a pipe in his mouth.
Він говорив з люлькою в роті. — uaspeaker
ruОн говорил с трубкой во рту. — FeuDRenais
There were some pipe issues in the bathroom.
Grandfather talked to me with a pipe in his mouth.
ruДедушка разговаривал со мной с трубкой во рту. — marafon
deGroßvater sprach mit einer Pfeife im Mund mit mir. — lilygilder
Translations
1 languagesForms
pipes in, piping in, piped in, piped inPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb