A pipe is a long, round object that moves water or gas from one place to another. You can find pipes in buildings and streets. They carry things like water to your home.
The kitchen sink has a broken pipe.
Water flows through the pipe underground.
A pipe is a small object used to smoke tobacco or similar substances. It holds the tobacco in a bowl and has a long part to draw the smoke.
He cleaned his old pipe before smoking.
She bought a pipe at the market.
A pipe is a musical instrument you play by blowing air into it. It makes sounds and is sometimes made from wood or metal.
The player blew a note on the pipe.
Children made a pipe from a reed.
In nature, a pipe can be a hollow tube made by animals or plants. It helps move water or air inside the living thing.
The insect lives inside a pipe made by mud.
The plant has a pipe for water flow.
To pipe something means to send sound, data, or signals through a system or channel. This is often used in technology and music.
The radio station pipes the music to many homes.
They piped the speech through loudspeakers.
To pipe can mean to add a thin line of fabric or icing along edges for decoration. It is common in sewing and baking.
She piped the dress edges with blue cloth.
The cake is piped with white cream.
To pipe means to play melodies on wind instruments like bagpipes. It is a musical action often linked to folk or traditional music.
He piped at the festival all night.
The musician piped traditional Scottish songs.
