Pipe | Mean of pipe in English Dictionary

/ˈpaɪp/

• Noun
• a long, hollow tube for carrying water, steam, gas, etc.
1. water/sewer pipes
2. copper/lead pipes
• a tube with a small bowl at one end that is used for smoking tobacco
1. He smokes a pipe.
2. He lit the pipe.
• a musical instrument that is in the shape of a tube, has holes along the top, and is played by blowing

• any one of the large tubes of an organ that produce sound when air goes through them
• a singer's voice
1. He has the pipes to sing on Broadway.
2. a singer with a fine set of pipes
• Verb
• to carry or move (something, such as water or oil) in a pipe
1. Water is piped into the cabin from an underground stream.
• to send (music or recorded sound) from one place to another through an electrical connection
1. Music is piped into every store in the mall.
• to play a pipe or the bagpipes
1. The pipers piped while the drummers drummed.
• to play (a tune or song) on a pipe or the bagpipes
1. The musician piped a tune.
• to decorate a cake, cookie, etc., with a line of (something, such as cream or frosting) by using a special bag or tube
1. I piped the frosting around the edge of the cake.
• to become quiet
1. The teacher told the students to pipe down. [=quiet down]
• to start talking
1. After being quiet for almost an hour, he suddenly piped up [=spoke up] to ask where we were going.