(~s, piping, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a long, round, hollow object, usually made of metal or plastic, through which a liquid or gas can flow.
They had accidentally damaged a gas ~ while drilling...
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2.
A ~ is an object which is used for smoking tobacco. You put the tobacco into the cup-shaped part at the end of the ~, light it, and breathe in the smoke through a narrow tube.
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A ~ is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a tube with holes in it. You play a ~ by blowing into it while covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers.
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4.
An organ ~ is one of the long hollow tubes in which air vibrates and produces a musical note.
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5.
If liquid or gas is ~d somewhere, it is transferred from one place to another through a ~.
The heated gas is ~d through a coil surrounded by water...
The villagers ~d in drinking water from the reservoir...
Most of the houses in the capital don’t have ~d water.
VERB: be V-ed prep, V n with adv, V-ed
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see also piping , piping hot