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[pahy-ping] /ˈpaɪ pɪŋ/

noun
1.
collectively; a system or network of .
2.
material formed into a or .
3.
the act of a person or thing that .
4.
the sound of .
5.
a shrill sound.
6.
the music of .
7.
a cordlike ornamentation made of icing, used on pastry.
8.
a tubular band of ornamental material, sometimes containing a cord, used for trimming the edges and seams of clothing, upholstery, etc.
adjective
9.
characterized by the peaceful music of the .
10.
playing on a musical .
11.
that .
12.
emitting a shrill sound:
a piping voice.
Idioms
13.
piping hot, (of food or drink) very hot.
[pahyp] /paɪp/
noun
1.
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
2.
a tube of wood, clay, hard rubber, or other material, with a small bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco, opium, etc.
3.
a quantity, as of tobacco, that fills the bowl of such a smoking utensil.
4.
Music.

5.
Nautical.

6.
the call or utterance of a bird, frog, etc.
7.
pipes, Informal. the human vocal cords or the voice, especially as used in singing.
8.
Usually, pipes.

9.
any of various tubular or cylindrical objects, parts, or formations, as an eruptive passage of a volcano or geyser.
10.
Mining.

11.
Metallurgy. a depression occurring at the center of the head of an ingot as a result of the tendency of solidification to begin at the bottom and sides of the ingot mold.
12.
Botany. the stem of a plant.
verb (used without object), piped, piping.
13.
to play on a pipe.
14.
Nautical. to signal, as with a .
15.
to speak in a high-pitched or piercing tone.
16.
to make or utter a shrill sound like that of a pipe:
songbirds piping at dawn.
verb (used with object), piped, piping.
17.
to convey by or as by pipes:
to pipe water from the lake.
18.
to supply with pipes.
19.
to play (music) on a pipe or pipes.
20.
to summon, order, etc., by sounding the or whistle:
all hands were piped on deck.
21.
to bring, lead, etc., by or as by playing on a pipe:
to pipe dancers.
22.
to utter in a shrill tone:
to pipe a command.
23.
to trim or finish with piping, as an article of clothing.
24.
Cookery. to force (dough, frosting, etc.) through a pastry tube onto a baking sheet, cake or pie, etc.
25.
Informal. to convey by an electrical wire or cable:
to pipe a signal from the antenna.
26.
Slang. to look at; notice:
Pipe the cat in the hat.
Verb phrases
27.
pipe down, Slang. to stop talking; be quiet:
He shouted at us to pipe down.
28.
pipe up,

/ˈpaɪpɪŋ/
noun
1.
pipes collectively, esp pipes formed into a connected system, as in the plumbing of a house
2.
a cord of icing, whipped cream, etc, often used to decorate desserts and cakes
3.
a thin strip of covered cord or material, used to edge hems, etc
4.
the sound of a pipe or a set of bagpipes
5.
the art or technique of playing a pipe or bagpipes
6.
a shrill voice or sound, esp a whistling sound
adjective
7.
making a shrill sound
8.
(archaic) relating to the pipe (associated with peace), as opposed to martial instruments, such as the fife or trumpet
adverb
9.
piping hot, extremely hot
/paɪp/
noun
1.
a long tube of metal, plastic, etc, used to convey water, oil, gas, etc
2.
a long tube or case
3.

4.
Also called pipeful. the amount of tobacco that fills the bowl of a pipe
5.
(zoology, botany) any of various hollow organs, such as the respiratory passage of certain animals
6.

7.
an obsolete three-holed wind instrument, held in the left hand while played and accompanied by the tabor See tabor
8.
the pipes, See bagpipes
9.
a shrill voice or sound, as of a bird
10.

11.
(pl) (informal) the respiratory tract or vocal cords
12.
(metallurgy) a conical hole in the head of an ingot, made by escaping gas as the metal cools
13.
a cylindrical vein of rich ore, such as one of the vertical diamond-bearing veins at Kimberley, South Africa
14.
Also called volcanic pipe. a vertical cylindrical passage in a volcano through which molten lava is forced during eruption
15.
(US, slang) something easy to do, esp a simple course in college
16.
(informal) put that in your pipe and smoke it, accept that fact if you can
verb
17.
to play (music) on a pipe
18.
(transitive) to summon or lead by a pipe: to pipe the dancers
19.
to utter (something) shrilly
20.

21.
(transitive) to convey (water, gas, etc) by a pipe or pipes
22.
(transitive) to provide with pipes
23.
(transitive) to trim (an article, esp of clothing) with piping
24.
(transitive) to force (cream, icing, etc) through a shaped nozzle to decorate food
/paɪp/
noun
1.
a large cask for wine, oil, etc
2.
a measure of capacity for wine equal to four barrels. 1 pipe is equal to 126 US gallons or 105 Brit gallons
3.
a cask holding this quantity with its contents
n.

Old English pipe “musical wind instrument,” also “tube to convey water,” from Vulgar Latin *pipa “a pipe, tube-shaped musical instrument” (source of Italian pipa, French pipe, Old Frisian pipe, German Pfeife, Danish pibe, Swedish pipa, Dutch pijp), a back-formation from Latin pipare “to chirp or peep,” of imitative origin. All tubular senses ultimately derive from “small reed, whistle.” Meaning “device for smoking” first recorded 1590s. Pipe-bomb attested from 1960. Pipe-cleaner recorded from 1863.

type of cask, early 14c., from Old French pipe “liquid measure, cask for wine,” from a special use of Vulgar Latin *pipa “pipe” (see pipe (n.1)).
v.

Old English pipian “to play on a pipe,” from Latin pipare “to peep, chirp” (see pipe (n.1)). Cf. Dutch pijpen, German pfeifen. Meaning “convey through pipes” is first recorded 1887. Related: Piped; piping. Piping hot is in Chaucer, a reference to hissing of food in a frying pan; to pipe up (early 15c.) originally meant “to begin to play” (on a musical instrument); sense of “to speak out” is from 1856. Pipe down “be quiet” is from 1900; earlier in nautical jargon it meant “use a boatswain’s whistle to dismiss the men from duty” (1833).
pipe
(pīp)

noun

Something easily done; cinch, piece of cake: Getting in is a pipe

[1902+ Students; apparently fr pipe dream, suggesting something as easily or magically done as in a wishful dream]

noun

verb

Related Terms

big pipe, down the tube, hit the pipe, lay pipe, lead-pipe cinch

[all senses probably derived fr pipe as a conduit or a musical instrument; the sense ”look at” is related to criminal slang ”follow, keep under surveillance,” of obscure origin and difficult to relate to any sense of pipe; pipe-gun, ”crude gun made of a pipe,” is found by 1973]

pipe

(1 Sam. 10:5; 1 Kings 1:40; Isa. 5:12; 30:29). The Hebrew word halil, so rendered, means “bored through,” and is the name given to various kinds of wind instruments, as the fife, flute, Pan-pipes, etc. In Amos 6:5 this word is rendered “instrument of music.” This instrument is mentioned also in the New Testament (Matt. 11:17; 1 Cor. 14:7). It is still used in Palestine, and is, as in ancient times, made of different materials, as reed, copper, bronze, etc.