pipe

[US]/paɪp/
[UK]/paɪp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. smoking device; tube; musical instrument
vi. scream; play a musical instrument
vt. transport; sing; play a wind instrument.

Phrases & Collocations

smoking pipe

water pipe

pipeline

drainage pipe

gas pipe

steel pipe

heat pipe

pipe in

welded pipe

seamless steel pipe

pipe network

plastic pipe

seamless pipe

drill pipe

pipe line

pipe wall

pipe system

pipe diameter

oil pipe

exhaust pipe

iron pipe

pipe pile

pipe string

Example Sentences

a blockage in the pipe somewhere

A water pipe is hollow.

A gas pipe was explosive.

The piper will pipe a tune.

to calk a pipe joint

The pipes froze in the basement.

pipes should be bracketed.

the pipe will distort as you bend it.

the pipes had frozen.

an avid inhaler of aromatic pipe smoke.

the pipe can be mortared in place.

the Duke was piped on board.

a mild pipe tobacco; a mild sedative.

a pipe 20 metres in length

cool the hot pipe with running water

pipe all hands on deck

piped music into the store.

Real-world Examples

Around her neck she wore a pipe.

Source: BBC Reading Classics to Learn Vocabulary

This old man fashioned a pipe out of clay.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Nearby, welders ready those pipes and valves.

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Article Edition)

Never told me to pipe down or be small.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

He is now playing the pipe on the stage.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

Out of business because of a broken water pipe.

Source: CNN Listening February 2014 Collection

Officials say repairing the pipe could take several days.

Source: AP Listening August 2014 Collection

Good work. All right. Time to test his pipes.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

Driffield put down his banjo and lit a pipe.

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

Using a pitch pipe is going to help ensure consistency.

Source: Christmas hahaha

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