FUNNEL


Meaning of FUNNEL in English

■ noun

1》 a utensil that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening.

2》 a metal chimney on a ship or steam engine.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed )

1》 guide or move through or as if through a ~.

2》 assume the shape of a ~.

Origin

ME: appar. via OFr. from Provençal fonilh , from late L. fundibulum , from L. infundibulum , from infundere 'pour into'.

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