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funnel

1. fun.nel \'f*n-*l\ n [ME fonel, fr. OProv fonilh, fr. ML fundibulum, 
   short for L (Xinfundibulum, fr. infundere to pour in, fr. in- + fundere to 
   pour - more at FOUND 1a: a utensil that is usu. a hollow cone with a tube 
   extending from the poi nt and is designed to catch and direct a downward 
   flow 1b: something shaped like a funnel  2: a stack or flue for the escape 
   of smoke or for ventilation 
2. funnel vb or fun.neled also fun.nelled;  also fun.nel.ing;  also 
   fun.nel.ling 1: to have or take the shape of a funnel  2: to pass through 
   or as if through a funnel  : to cause to funnel; esp : to move to a focal 
   point or into a ce ntral channel