pipe meaning and definition

PIPE noun

Definition of pipe (noun)

1. a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
   • synonyms: tobacco pipe
2. a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
   • synonyms: pipage, piping
3. a hollow cylindrical shape
   • synonyms: tube
4. a tubular wind instrument
5. the flues and stops on a pipe organ
   • synonyms: organ pipe, pipework

PIPE verb

Definition of pipe (verb)

1. utter a shrill cry
   • synonyms: pipe up, shriek, shrill
2. transport by pipeline
   • "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
3. play on a pipe
   • "pipe a tune"
4. trim with piping
   • "pipe the skirt"