Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pipe

5 senses of pipe

Sense 1
pipe, tobacco pipe -- (a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco)
       => tube, tubing -- (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)

Sense 2
pipe, pipage, piping -- (a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.)
       => tube, tubing -- (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)

Sense 3
pipe, tube -- (a hollow cylindrical shape)
       => cylinder -- (a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line)

Sense 4
pipe -- (a tubular wind instrument)
       => wind instrument, wind -- (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath)

Sense 5
organ pipe, pipe, pipework -- (the flues and stops on a pipe organ)
       => wind instrument, wind -- (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pipe

4 senses of pipe

Sense 1
shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe -- (utter a shrill cry)
       => shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -- (utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me")

Sense 2
pipe -- (transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert")
       => transport -- (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)

Sense 3
pipe -- (play on a pipe; "pipe a tune")
       => play -- (perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?")
          Phrasal Verb-> pipe up#1

Sense 4
pipe -- (trim with piping; "pipe the skirt")
       => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -- (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day")