pipe
1. pipe \'pi-p\ \'pi--pl*s\ n [ME, fr. OE pi-pa; akin to OHG pfifa pipe;
both fr. a prehistori]c WGmc word borrowed fr. (assumed) VL pipa pipe, fr.
L pipare to peep, of imit. origin 1a1: a tubular wind instrument specif : a
small fipple flute held i n and played by the left hand 1a2: one of the
tubes of a pipe organ 1a3: BAGPIPE - usu. used in pl. 1b1: VOICE, VOCAL
CORD - usu. used in pl. 1b2: PIPING 2: a long tube or hollow body for
conducting a liquid, gas, or finely divid ed solid or for structural
purposes 3a: a tubular or cylindrical object, part, or passage 3b: a
roughly cylindrical and vertical geological formation 3c: the eruptive
channel opening into the crater of a volcano 4a: a large cask of varying
capacity used esp. for wine and oil 4b: any of various units of liquid
capacity based on the size of a pipe; Xesp : a unit equal to 2 hogsheads 5:
a device for smoking usu. consisting of a tube having a bowl at one end
and a mouthpiece at the other 6: something easy : SNAP - pipe.less aj
2. pipe vi 1a: to play on a pipe 1b: to convey orders by signals on a
boatswain's pipe 2a: to speak in a high or shrill voice 2b: to emit a
shrill sound 1a: to play (a tune) on a pipe 1b: to utter in the shrill
tone of a pipe 2a: to cause to go or be with pipe music 2b1: to call or
direct by the boatswain's pipe 2b2: to receive aboard or attend the
departure of by a boatswain's pipe 3: to trim with piping 4: to furnish
or equip with pipes 5: to convey by or as if by pipes; specif : to
transmit by wire or coaxial cable slang 6: NOTICE