pipe
To play on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a fluteTo play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
» It's a pipe dream.
Это "мыльный пузырь". — marafon
Это несбыточная мечта. — marafon
Це нездійсненна мрія. — deniko
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16 senses(ambitransitive)To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
play on a pipe
(intransitive)To shout loudly and at high pitch.
(intransitive)To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
(intransitive)Of a queen bee: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
(intransitive)Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
(transitive)To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
transport by pipeline
(transitive)To install or configure with pipes.
(transitive)To dab moisture away from.
(figuratively, transitive)To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
(Unix, transitive)To directly feed (the output of one program) as input to another program, indicated by the pipe character (|) at the command line.
We can just pipe the output of our command into sed to get rid of any leading whitespaces.
(transitive)To create or decorate with piping (icing).
to pipe flowers on to a cupcake
trim with piping
(transitive)To order or signal by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
Examples
270 sentencesIt's a pipe dream.
Це нездійсненна мрія. — deniko
ruЭто "мыльный пузырь". — marafon
Would you pipe down?
Ти не замовкнеш? — deniko
Tom is smoking his pipe.
Том палить свою люльку. — deniko
ruТом курит свою трубку. — odexed
deTom raucht seine Pfeife. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He sat there smoking a pipe.
ruОн сидел там и курил трубку. — Hellerick
deEr saß Pfeife rauchend da. — Espi
Tom used to smoke a pipe.
deTom hat früher Pfeife geraucht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English pīpe, pype (“hollow cylinder or tube used as a conduit or container; dFrom Middle English pīpe, pype (“hollow cylinder or tube used as a conduit or container; duct or vessel of the body; musical instrument; financial records maintained by the English Exchequer, pipe roll”), from Old English pīpe (“pipe (musical instrument); the channel of a small stream”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā. Reinforced by Vulgar Latin *pīpa, from Latin pipire, pipiare, pipare, from pīpiō (“to chirp, peep”), of imitative origin. Displaced native Old English fealh and Old English þrūh. Doublet of fife.
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Forms
pipes, piping, piped, pipedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
10 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
See also
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