pipe

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

pipe, n. [AS. pīpe, probably fr. L. pipare, pipire, to chirp; of imitative origin. Cf. Peep, Pibroch, Fife.].

•  A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pipe; the pipe of an organ.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]

  "Now had he rather hear the tabor and the pipe."  [1913 Webster]
•  Any long tube or hollow body of wood, metal, earthenware, or the like: especially, one used as a conductor of water, steam, gas, etc.  [1913 Webster]
•  A small bowl with a hollow stem, -- used in smoking tobacco, and, sometimes, other substances.  [1913 Webster]
•  A passageway for the air in speaking and breathing; the windpipe, or one of its divisions.  [1913 Webster]
•  The key or sound of the voice.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
•  The peeping whistle, call, or note of a bird.  [1913 Webster]

  "The earliest pipe of half-awakened birds."  [1913 Webster]
•  The bagpipe; as, the pipes of Lucknow.  [1913 Webster]
•  An elongated body or vein of ore.  [1913 Webster]
•  A roll formerly used in the English exchequer, otherwise called the Great Roll, on which were taken down the accounts of debts to the king; -- so called because put together like a pipe.  Mozley & W.  [1913 Webster]
•  A boatswain's whistle, used to call the crew to their duties; also, the sound of it.  [1913 Webster]
•  A cask usually containing two hogsheads, or 126 wine gallons; also, the quantity which it contains.  [1913 Webster]

Pipe fitter, one who fits pipes together, or applies pipes, as to an engine or a building. -- Pipe fitting, a piece, as a coupling, an elbow, a valve, etc., used for connecting lengths of pipe or as accessory to a pipe. -- Pipe office, an ancient office in the Court of Exchequer, in which the clerk of the pipe made out leases of crown lands, accounts of cheriffs, etc. [Eng.] -- Pipe tree (Bot.), the lilac and the mock orange; -- so called because their were formerly used to make pipe stems; -- called also pipe privet. -- Pipe wrench, or Pipe tongs, a jawed tool for gripping a pipe, in turning or holding it. -- To smoke the pipe of peace, to smoke from the same pipe in token of amity or preparatory to making a treaty of peace, -- a custom of the American Indians.

pipe, v. i. 

•  To play on a pipe, fife, flute, or other tubular wind instrument of music.  [1913 Webster]

  "We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced."  [1913 Webster]
•  To call, convey orders, etc., by means of signals on a pipe or whistle carried by a boatswain.  [1913 Webster]
•  To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.  Wordsworth.  [1913 Webster]
•  To become hollow in the process of solodifying; -- said of an ingot, as of steel.  [1913 Webster]

pipe, v. t. 

•  To perform, as a tune, by playing on a pipe, flute, fife, etc.; to utter in the shrill tone of a pipe.  [1913 Webster]

  "A robin . . . was piping a few querulous notes."  [1913 Webster]
•  To call or direct, as a crew, by the boatswain's whistle.  [1913 Webster]

  "As fine a ship's company as was ever piped aloft."  [1913 Webster]
•  To furnish or equip with pipes; as, to pipe an engine, or a building.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

pipe, n. & v.
--n.
1 a tube of metal, plastic, wood, etc. used to convey water, gas, etc.
2 (also tobacco-pipe) a a narrow wooden or clay etc. tube with a bowl at one end containing burning tobacco, the smoke from which is drawn into the mouth. b the quantity of tobacco held by this (smoked a pipe).
3 Mus. a a wind instrument consisting of a single tube. b any of the tubes by which sound is produced in an organ. c (in pl.) = BAGPIPES. d (in pl.) a set of pipes joined together, e.g. pan-pipes.
4 a tubal organ, vessel, etc. in an animal's body.
5 a high note or song, esp. of a bird.
6 a cylindrical vein of ore.
7 a cavity in cast metal.
8 a a boatswain's whistle. b the sounding of this.
9 a cask for wine, esp. as a measure of two hogsheads, usu. equivalent to 105 gallons (about 477 litres).
10 archaic the voice, esp. in singing.
--v.tr.
1 (also absol.) play (a tune etc.) on a pipe or pipes.
2 a convey (oil, water, gas, etc.) by pipes. b provide with pipes.
3 transmit (music, a radio programme, etc.) by wire or cable.
4 (usu. foll. by up, on, to, etc.) Naut. a summon (a crew) to a meal, work, etc. b signal the arrival of (an officer etc.) on board.
5 utter in a shrill voice; whistle.
6 a arrange (icing, cream, etc.) in decorative lines or twists on a cake etc. b ornament (a cake etc.) with piping.
7 trim (a dress etc.) with piping.
8 lead or bring (a person etc.) by the sound of a pipe.
9 propagate (pinks etc.) by taking cuttings at the joint of a stem.

Idiom

pipe away give a signal for (a boat) to start. pipe-cleaner a piece of flexible covered wire for cleaning a tobacco-pipe. pipe down
1 colloq. be quiet or less insistent.
2 Naut. dismiss from duty. pipe-fish any of various long slender fish of the family Syngnathidae, with an elongated snout. pipe-light a spill for lighting a pipe. pipe major an NCO commanding regimental pipers. pipe-organ Mus. an organ using pipes instead of or as well as reeds. pipe-rack a rack for holding tobacco-pipes. pipe-rolls hist. the annual records of the British Exchequer from the 12th-19th c. prob. because subsidiary documents were rolled in pipe form. pipe-stem the shaft of a tobacco-pipe. pipe-stone a hard red clay used by US Indians for tobacco-pipes. pipe up begin to play, sing, speak, etc. put that in your pipe and smoke it colloq. a challenge to another to accept something frank or unwelcome.

Derivative

pipeful n. (pl. -fuls). pipeless adj. pipy adj.

Etymology

OE pipe, pipian & OF piper f. Gmc ult. f. L pipare peep, chirp

THESAURUS

pipe

English horn, Missouri meerschaum, Pandean pipe, adjutage, aerophone, anthem, aulos, bagpipe, ballad, bark, barrel, basset horn, basset oboe, bassoon, bawl, bay, beep, bell, bellow, blare, blast, blat, blow, blow a horn, blow the horn, blubber, bole, bombard, bong, boohoo, boom, brass, bray, breathe, briar, briar pipe, bugle, butt, buzz, cackle, calabash, calean, call, calumet, canalize, carillon, carol, carry, cask, caterwaul, catheter, caw, channel, channelize, chant, chatter, cheep, chimera, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, choir, chorus, chuck, churchwarden, clack, clarinet, clarion, clay, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, column, conduct, conduit, contrabassoon, contrafagotto, convey, conveyor, coo, corncob, corncob pipe, creak, croak, cromorne, cronk, croon, crow, cry, cuckoo, cylinder, cylindroid, deliver, descant, do-re-mi, doodle, double bassoon, double reed, double-tongue, drainpipe, drawl, dream, drum, duct, efflux tube, embouchure, exclaim, fantasy, fife, fipple flute, fire hose, flageolet, flue pipe, flume, flute, funnel, gabble, gaggle, garden hose, gas pipe, gasp, gobble, groan, growl, grunt, guggle, hautboy, heckelphone, hiss, hogshead, honk, hoo, hookah, hoot, horn, hornpipe, hose, hosepipe, howl, hubble-bubble, hum, hush up, hymn, intonate, intone, keen, keg, key, licorice stick, lilt, line, lip, look at, main, make oneself heard, meerschaum, minstrel, moan, mouthpiece, mumble, murmur, musette, mutter, nargileh, nipple, note, notice, oaten reed, oboe, oboe da caccia, ocarina, offer, organ pipe, panpipe, pant, passage, peace pipe, peal, peep, penny-whistle, piccolo, pillar, pip, pipe cleaner, pipe down, pipe rack, pipe up, pipeline, pipette, piping, pommer, psalm, put through, put through channels, quack, quaver, recorder, reed, reed instrument, reed pipe, roar, roll, roller, roulade, rouleau, rumble, sax, saxophone, say, scold, screak, scream, screech, serenade, setup, shake, shawm, shriek, shrill, shut up, siamese, siamese connection, sibilate, sigh, sing, sing in chorus, single reed, single-reed instrument, siphon, skirl, skreigh, slide, snap, snarl, snorkel, snort, sob, soil pipe, sol-fa, solmizate, sonorophone, sough, sound, sound a tattoo, sound taps, speak up, spot, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, standpipe, steam pipe, stem, straw, supply, sweet potato, syrinx, tabor pipe, tap, tenoroon, thunder, tin-whistle, tobacco pipe, tobacco pouch, tongue, toot, tooter, tootle, traject, transmit, tremolo, trench, trill, triple-tongue, troll, trumpet, trunk, tube, tubing, tubulation, tubule, tubulet, tubulure, tun, twang, tweedle, tweedledee, tweet, twit, twitter, ululate, ululation, valve, vocalize, volunteer, wail, warble, waste pipe, water pipe, weep, whine, whisper, whistle, wind, wind instrument, wind the horn, woods, woodwind, woodwind choir, woodwind instrument, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawp, yell, yelp, yodel

ROGET THESAURUS

pipe

Method

N method, way, manner, wise, gait, form, mode, fashion, tone, guise, modus operandi, MO, procedure, path, road, route, course, line of way, line of road, trajectory, orbit, track, beat, tack, steps, stair, staircase, flight of stairs, ladder, stile, perron, bridge, footbridge, viaduct, pontoon, steppingstone, plank, gangway, drawbridge, pass, ford, ferry, tunnel, pipe, door, gateway, channel, passage, avenue, means of access, approach, adit, artery, lane, loan, alley, aisle, lobby, corridor, back-door, back-stairs, secret passage, covert way, vennel, roadway, pathway, stairway, express, thoroughfare, highway, turnpike, freeway, royal road, coach road, broad highway, King's highway, Queen's highway, beaten track, beaten path, horse road, bridle road, bridle track, bridle path, walk, trottoir, footpath, pavement, flags, sidewalk, crossroad, byroad, bypath, byway, cut, short cut carrefour, private road, occupation road, highways and byways, railroad, railway, tram road, tramway, towpath, causeway, canal, street, speedway, adv, how, in what way, in what manner, by what mode, so, in this way, after this fashion, one way or another, anyhow, somehow or other, by way of, via, in transitu, on the high road to, hae tibi erunt artes.

Lamentation

VB lament, mourn, deplore, grieve, weep over, bewail, bemoan, condole with, fret, wear mourning, go into mourning, put on mourning, wear the willow, wear sackcloth and ashes, infandum renovare dolorem, give sorrow words, sigh, give a sigh, heave, fetch a sigh, waft a sigh from Indus to the pole, sigh 'like a furnace', wail, cry, weep, sob, greet, blubber, pipe, snivel, bibber, whimper, pule, pipe one's eye, drop tears, shed tears, drop a tear, shed a tear, melt into tears, burst into tears, fondre en larmes, cry oneself blind, cry one's eyes out, yammer, scream, mew, groan, moan, whine, roar, roar like a bull, bellow like a bull, cry out lustily, rend the air, frown, scowl, make a wry face, gnash one's teeth, wring one's hands, tear one's hair, beat one's breast, roll on the ground, burst with grief, complain, murmur, mutter, grumble, growl, clamor, make a fuss about, croak, grunt, maunder, deprecate, cry out before one is hurt, complain without cause.

Opening

N opening, hole, foramen, puncture, perforation, fontanel, transforation, pinhole, keyhole, loophole, porthole, peephole, mousehole, pigeonhole, eye of a needle, eyelet, slot, opening, aperture, apertness, hiation, yawning, oscitancy, dehiscence, patefaction, pandiculation, chasm, embrasure, window, casement, abatjour, light, sky light, fan light, lattice, bay window, bow window, oriel, dormer, lantern, outlet, inlet, vent, vomitory, embouchure, orifice, mouth, sucker, muzzle, throat, gullet, weasand, wizen, nozzle, placket, portal, porch, gate, ostiary, postern, wicket, trapdoor, hatch, door, arcade, cellarway, driveway, gateway, doorway, hatchway, gangway, lich gate, way, path, thoroughfare, channel, passage, passageway, tube, pipe, water pipe, air pipe, vessel, tubule, canal, gut, fistula, adjutage, ajutage, ostium, smokestack, chimney, flue, tap, funnel, gully, tunnel, main, mine, pit, adit, shaft, gallery, alley, aisle, glade, vista, bore, caliber, pore, blind orifice, fulgurite, thundertube, porousness, porosity, sieve, cullender, colander, cribble, riddle, screen, honeycomb, apertion, perforation, piercing, terebration, empalement, pertusion, puncture, acupuncture, penetration, key, opener, master key, password, combination, passe- partout, open, perforated, perforate, wide open, ajar, unclosed, unstopped, oscitant, gaping, yawning, patent, tubular, cannular, fistulous, pervious, permeable, foraminous, vesicular, vasicular, porous, follicular, cribriform, honeycombed, infundibular, riddled, tubulous, tubulated, piped, tubate, opening, aperient, Int, open sesame!.

Conduit

N conduit, channel, duct, watercourse, race, head race, tail race, abito, aboideau, aboiteau, bito, acequia, acequiador, acequiamadre, arroyo, adit, aqueduct, canal, trough, gutter, pantile, flume, ingate, runner, lock-weir, tedge, vena, dike, main, gully, moat, ditch, drain, sewer, culvert, cloaca, sough, kennel, siphon, piscina, pipe, funnel, tunnel, water pipe, waste pipe, emunctory, gully hole, artery, aorta, pore, spout, scupper, adjutage, ajutage, hose, gargoyle, gurgoyle, penstock, weir, flood gate, water gate, sluice, lock, valve, rose, waterworks, pipeline, vascular.

Airpipe

N airpipe, air pipe, air tube, airhole, blowhole, breathinghole, venthole, shaft, flue, chimney, funnel, vent, nostril, nozzle, throat, weasand, trachea, bronchus, bronchia, larynx, tonsils, windpipe, spiracle, ventiduct, ventilator, louvre, jalousie, Venetian blinds, blowpipe, pipe, jhilmil, smokestack, screen, window screen, ' artificial lung, iron lung, heart and lung machine.

Stridor

VB creak, grate, jar, burr, pipe, twang, jangle, clank, clink, scream, yelp, buzz, set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles, pierce the ears, split the ears, split the head, offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear.

Cry

VB cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup, cheer, hoot, grumble, moan, groan, snore, snort, grunt, vociferate, raise up the voice, lift up the voice, call out, sing out, cry out, exclaim, rend the air, thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath, s'_egosiller, strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs, give a cry.

Ululation

VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.

Musician

VB play, pipe, strike up, sweep the chords, tweedle, fiddle, strike the lyre, beat the drum, blow the horn, sound the horn, wind the horn, doodle, grind the organ, touch the guitar, thrum, strum, beat time, execute, perform, accompany, sing a second, play a second, compose, set to music, arrange, sing, chaunt, chant, hum, warble, carol, chirp, chirrup, lilt, purl, quaver, trill, shake, twitter, whistle, sol-fa, intone, have an ear for music, have a musical ear, have a correct ear.

Musical Instruments

N musical instruments, band, string-band, brass-band, orchestra, orchestrina, monochord, polychord, harp, lyre, lute, archlute, mandola, mandolin, mandoline, guitar, zither, cither, cithern, gittern, rebeck, bandurria, bandura, banjo, bina, vina, xanorphica, viol, violin, fiddle, kit, viola, viola d'amore, viola di gamba, tenor, cremona, violoncello, bass, bass viol, base viol, theorbo, double base, contrabasso, violone, psaltery, bow, fiddlestick, piano, pianoforte, harpsichord, clavichord, clarichord, manichord, clavier, spinet, virginals, dulcimer, hurdy-gurdy, vielle, pianino, Eolian harp, organ, harmonium, harmoniphon, American organ, barrel organ, hand organ, accordion, seraphina, concertina, humming top, flute, fife, piccolo, flageolet, clarinet, claronet, basset horn, corno di bassetto, oboe, hautboy, cor Anglais, corno Inglese, bassoon, double bassoon, contrafagotto, serpent, bass clarinet, bagpipes, union pipes, musette, ocarina, Pandean pipes, reed instrument, sirene, pipe, pitch-pipe, sourdet, whistle, catcall, doodlesack, harmoniphone, horn, bugle, cornet, cornet-a-pistons, cornopean, clarion, trumpet, trombone, ophicleide, French horn, saxophone, sax, buglehorn, saxhorn, flugelhorn, althorn, helicanhorn, posthorn, sackbut, euphonium, bombardon tuba, cymbal, bell, gong, tambour, tambourine, tamborine, drum, tom-tom, tabor, tabret, tabourine, taborin, side drum, kettle drum, timpani, tympani, tymbal, timbrel, castanet, bones, musical glasses, musical stones, harmonica, sounding-board, rattle, tam-tam, zambomba, reed, tuning fork, triangle, Jew's harp, musical box, harmonicon, xylophone, sordine, sordet, sourdine, sourdet, mute, (iv) PERCEPTION OF SOUND.