I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a waste pipe
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a washing machine waste pipe
half pipe
peace pipe
pipe cleaner
pipe fitter
pipe of peace
pipe organ
piped music
pipes...burst
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The pipes had burst and the house was under two feet of water.
piping hot (= used about food that is nice and hot )
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Serve the soup piping hot.
water pipe
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
burst
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Another example is where a burst pipe occurs in our policyholder's home causing water damage to neighbouring property.
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She looked up at the bedroom ceiling, where a pale stain recalled a burst pipe nearly fifteen months ago.
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If you do have the misfortune to have a burst pipe , the most important thing is not to panic.
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While insulation will reduce heat loss, it will not necessarily prevent burst pipes .
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A temporary repair can also be made very quickly with a burst pipe clamp.
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A warm roof space is created, thus eliminating problems of condensation and burst pipes .
copper
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J Elbow, iron one end For connecting copper pipe to screwed pipe or fittings.
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Nor should they be used on copper pipe as they will damage and distort it.
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Vices with pipe jaws are less likely to distort copper pipe: a pipe vice can usually be hired.
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For making joints in copper pipe , what you need depends on what sort of fittings you are using.
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He said the copper pipe could be filled with a mixture of fireworks powder.
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They are extremely heavy and expensive and eventually suffer from corrosion - particularly when used with copper pipe .
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Plastic and brass push-fit joints can also be used on copper pipe .
hot
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We found the library wondrously warm, being ingeniously heated by hot pipes which also gushed water into the latrines.
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The water being driven along the hot pipes should get rid of the bubble of air.
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The hot water pipes gurgled as they had done for ten years.
long
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Nothing daunted, the bearers of comfort brought a flagon of ale and a long clay pipe .
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On reaching the fire, Joseph jumped out and began wheeling off the thick long hose pipe from the engine.
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Diesel is available on the pontoons from a long pipe which extends down from a makeshift pump at the pontoon head.
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It seemed as if the instruments they held - long pipes and hand drums - were somehow becoming part of their bodies.
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That was when Man discovered you could blow molten glass into a bubble at the end of a long metal pipe .
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He lights a long pipe and draws in the smoke before handing it to me.
old
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However, the old outlet pipe is not to be replaced before 1994/95.
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The old pipes were cracked, leaked.
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The inside of our blood vessels will look like rusty old pipes .
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I did these with an old Hoover pipe and a kettle!
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Forget Colonel Mustard with his dinky old lead pipe in the library.
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The only cure, however, is to remove lead from the water system altogether, by replacing old pipes and tanks.
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We are replacing an eighty-year-\#old water pipe with a new water pipe.
waste
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It is important that the waste pipe falls away from the outlet of the waste.
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They also stop insects crawling up the waste pipes .
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The first symptom of a frozen waste pipe is that the contents of a bath or basin will not flow out.
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The most likely reason that waste pipes have frozen is because you have a dripping tap.
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They had saved animals, destroyed logging equipment, blocked up chemical waste pipes .
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Depth of seal Traps come in different sizes for different diameters of waste pipe , and also in shallow and deep-seal versions.
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If neither of these methods works, it is likely that fat or grease is blocking the branch waste pipe further along.
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The waste from kitchen sinks also discharged into an open gully frequently the same one as the waste pipe .
■ NOUN
band
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A pipe band coached by Forties platform manager Brian Lynch capped a memorable season by becoming champion of champions in their class.
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They could listen to the pipe bands and Tina liked watching the Highland dancers on the raised platform.
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The most renowned of these pipe bands travel periodically to the cities, where they perform in night spots for tourists.
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Kiltmakers have never been so popular with men who are not members of pipe bands .
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About 4,000 people marched along the twisting country road to the site, led by a traditional pipe band in full regalia.
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My parents had moved to the outskirts of Glasgow and I joined the local pipe band and met Duncan McIntyre.
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Although earning a well deserved rest, both of these men will continue their interest and support of the pipe band movement.
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We have three orchestras, several choirs, bands , a saxophone quartet and a pipe band.
bomb
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Police were also seeking a motive for an attempted pipe bomb attack on a house in Ballymoney, Co Antrim.
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The pipe bombs , on early evidence, appeared to be fairly crude.
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Black powder was used in the pipe bomb that caused the explosion, Daschle said.
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They left behind pipe bombs as their calling cards, although no one was ever injured.
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Police Minister Avigdor Kahalani said the explosives were pipe bombs packed with nails.
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In San Diego, all three devices, which shared some similarities, were pipe bombs delivered by mail.
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The park has been closed since early Saturday, when the pipe bomb exploded during a free concert.
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A pipe bomb hidden in a black backpack explodes in a park filled with people, injuring scores with shards of shrapnel.
clay
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Nothing daunted, the bearers of comfort brought a flagon of ale and a long clay pipe .
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Then he filled his clay pipe with Prince Albert tobacco mixed with mullein weed for his bronchitis and lit it.
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In a small glass cabinet are examples of Tennyson's clay pipes and writing quills.
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Dad sat poking the dead ashes in the grate and sucking on his empty clay pipe .
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Drain materials Clay pipes are still used but they are not usually glazed.
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Example R.R. prices on the items illustrated are: Clay pipe £2.55; bridges £3.25 and £4.58; large skull £6.12.
dream
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For now, it is only a pipe dream .
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Yet collective, national education re-form seems mostly a pipe dream .
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The November 1992 unveiling quickly became a pipe dream , and the museum now plans to finish the new wing incrementally.
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It was ready because the artfully crafted pipe dream of the land traffickers was beginning to sour.
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Of course, it's a pipe dream .
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What a pipe dream , we thought, as many children were getting no education at all.
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How are you going to ensure that Care in the Community is not just a pipe dream ?
exhaust
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Soon he switches his grip to the exhaust pipe , which starts coming away.
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She can transform oil drums, exhaust pipes and car wheels into fine musical instruments.
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A hosepipe was attached to the exhaust pipe leading into the interior of the van and the engine was still running.
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It may have been the way the exhaust pipe stained his boiler suit.
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An exhaust pipe for a car will fall into this exception.
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Brundle's trouble had been caused by a split exhaust pipe which overheated a shock absorber.
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Mechanics pushed our aircraft into a hangar and machined us a new stud for our exhaust pipe .
lead
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The police promptly disclosed that one of the Weahterman members had slugged Elrod with a lead pipe .
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The installation of lead pipe is now prohibited.
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There had been no lead pipe .
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You can leave buried lead pipe in place.
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Forget Colonel Mustard with his dinky old lead pipe in the library.
organ
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With regard to second-hand values, a good pipe organ is a better investment than an electronic instrument.
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Calvary's pipe organs are poised to sound somber notes of mourning for Earnhardt.
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Choirs, pipe organs and the teaching of music in seminaries were all encouraged.
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In a pipe organ of quality each pipe is a carefully-designed and individually-voiced musical instrument which produces only one frequency of sound.
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It had a pipe organ installed in 1924 which cost £400.
plastic
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Mine gained great pleasure from playing with a piece of plastic pipe .
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Lengths of plastic pipe are useful as a cave as they are light, and easy to move.
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If space is very tight, use flexible copper pipe or plastic pipe for some if not all of the final fittings.
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Keep your hacksaw handy for cutting plastic pipe , however.
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Solvent-weld fitting Cutting plastic pipe Plastic pipe can be cut easily with a hacksaw.
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Recently, plastic pipe has become available for home plumbing for both hot and cold water pipes.
tobacco
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The little room smelled of his pipe tobacco , eau de Cologne, shit.
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The 1988 is a concentrated, complex, classic wine with blackcurrant flavors and aromas of cedar and pipe tobacco .
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The scent of rose water hung in the air, covering the stale smell of pipe tobacco and strong drink.
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She smells of pipe tobacco , which gives me a sort of comfort.
vent
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Delaney was leaving the cover of a vent pipe when it happened.
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Each has a vent pipe from its respective circuit.
water
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The programme will involve stripping lead paint from housing, replacing lead water pipes and removing contaminated soil from Tehranmany areas.
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A water pipe jutted from the sandy village main street another half mile to the east.
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When nailing or screwing down carpet gripper strips, be careful to avoid piercing any water pipes or electricity cables.
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Think of our public systems as an infrastructure-like sewers, water pipes , and electrical lines-and the idea of transparency becomes clear.
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The hot water pipes gurgled as they had done for ten years.
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Yes, this location of the water pipe is correct.
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That night, two major water pipes were blown up, depriving Belfast of its water supplies.
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We used kerosene lamps and stood in line for hours with buckets to draw water from a public water pipe .
■ VERB
connect
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McCready had shown him how to loosen the nut connecting the water pipe to the radiator.
cut
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If the outlet is directly over the pipe , simply cut the pipe to length and push it over the outlet connection.
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A pipe-freezing kit makes two plugs of ice either side of the joint so that you can cut through the pipes.
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A hacksaw is all you need to cut the pipe .
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Then cut back the pipe tails to the old radiator position, and cap off the pipe ends.
fill
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He filled the pipes that pacify the troubled, loaded the needles that puncture anxiety bubbles.
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He sat up, threw a jacket over his shoulders, and filled his pipe .
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Then he filled his clay pipe with Prince Albert tobacco mixed with mullein weed for his bronchitis and lit it.
fit
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To prevent back-circulation, a non-return valve should be fitted into the pipe connected to the bottom of the solar panel.
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Take this opportunity to fit pipe insulation to any pipes in the under floor void.
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Taps are fitted at the ends of pipes; valves are fitted somewhere in the pipe run.
hold
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It seemed as if the instruments they held - long pipes and hand drums - were somehow becoming part of their bodies.
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The creator of Yoknapatawpha County took shape on a bench, seated with his legs crossed, holding a pipe .
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It was the tooth that held my pipe - surely it couldn't be that one.
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Nate held his lighted pipe in one hand while his other hand held his elbow.
join
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The main ones are: Sockets for joining two lengths of pipe together: both push-fit and solvent-weld available.
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My parents had moved to the outskirts of Glasgow and I joined the local pipe band and met Duncan McIntyre.
lay
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This type of joint will allow a certain degree of misalignment when the pipe is laid .
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Soon another pair began to lay eggs in another pipe .
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National Park chiefs brought the case against a firm laying pipes for Yorkshire Water because they illegally removed protected hedgerows.
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In the nineteen twenties water workers were laying a pipe when they came across this skeleton.
light
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Louis struck a match and lit his pipe .
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More solemn shadows flared as he lit his pipe , the sound of the drawing air strained and high.
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He lights a long pipe and draws in the smoke before handing it to me.
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He had difficulty sleeping and sometimes would call out in the night for me to help him light his pipe .
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Only Donald was moving in the room - lighting his pipe , shaking a paper open.
play
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But Lucie stayed after all, to play Balaam, and Izzie to play her pipe beforehand.
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There was an easel with a half-finished painting of a man in harlequin drag playing the pipes of Pan.
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One of them, doubtless the Substitute Prosecutor, was on his feet, playing with an unlit pipe .
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He used to stand there playing his imaginary pipes .
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Izzie played her pipe softly, breathily, while the sun shone through the stained-glass angel on to her face.
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I stop playing the pipes before we leave the town as I appear to be missing out as far as the wine is concerned!
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Somewhere somebody was playing a pipe , a sad fluting lament in the hot air.
puff
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Gary and I laughed, but Nate just puffed away on his pipe .
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He squatted beside us and puffed loudly on his pipe .
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Nate looked proud, puffing on his pipe as he told us about his adventure.
push
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Do this with your fingers or a rag-covered stick Push the pipes into the fitting making sure that they are properly home.
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Smear a little Vaseline on the threads Push the pipe into the fitting until it meets the internal stop.
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Work in a well-ventilated space Push the pipe quickly into the fitting, twisting slightly.
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Watch out for the internal grab ring - it's sharp! Push the pipe into place with a slight twisting motion.
smoke
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Men smoked pipes , wore roll-neck jerseys and had a stolidly dependable air about them.
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Queequeg decides to smoke his tomahawk pipe and they visit, Queequeg telling Ishmael about himself and the island he came from.
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Hairy Back was smoking his pipe and laughing with a neighbour as he stood at his gate.
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As he noisily smoked his pipe , Fourth Uncle watched Gao Ma out of the corner of his eye.
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Supposing the tramp was there behind the clump, she thought, smoking his pipe and waiting to catch her?
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Then he sat down on the floor beside her and smoked his pipe .
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He was sitting in his chair, smoking a pipe , and my first reaction was not favourable.
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Father worn out from the beating he had administered, sat on the doorstep smoking his pipe .
use
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The latest design has slightly curved jaws, so can be used more effectively on pipes .
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Black powder was used in the pipe bomb that caused the explosion, Daschle said.
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If space is very tight, use flexible copper pipe or plastic pipe for some if not all of the final fittings.
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Nor should they be used on copper pipe as they will damage and distort it.
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If you don't have any appropriate fittings available, use a pipe repair putty or a special repair tape.
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They are extremely heavy and expensive and eventually suffer from corrosion - particularly when used with copper pipe .
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Plastic and brass push-fit joints can also be used on copper pipe .
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Plastic push-fit fittings can also be used for joining copper pipe see Joining plastic pipe for details.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
piping hot
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An individual pie, topped with vanilla ice cream, is served piping hot to your table.
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Food should not be too hot, however, so you should avoid serving piping hot boiled meals.
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Or how the mayonnaise melted into a piping hot baked potato?
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Stir the clams into the sauce and heat for a further 1-2min until piping hot. 4.
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The chefs prepare your selections as you order them so they're served piping hot.
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There was a fruit pie of some sort with delicious crust pastry - each helping covered with freshly made piping hot custard.
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They arrive at the table still piping hot from the pan with an exterior that is crisp and light.
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To keep things piping hot and juicy, the meats are served on heated plates.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Dad has smoked a pipe for years.
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Let a little water run in your sink so that your pipes don't freeze.
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sewer pipes
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the second switchback, a Y in the trail breaks at a big yellow water pipe .
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Gary and I laughed, but Nate just puffed away on his pipe .
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Gas and drainage pipes had broken as a result of the settlement and there was a risk of further breaks.
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It took him three hours to uncover the pipe , the ground was so hard.
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Passing this liquid through pipes in the radiator allowed it to radiate energy into the cold of space.
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Silver waited calmly, his pipe in his mouth, as he watched his followers.
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The sound of the pipes came back from beyond, and no one was there in the room.
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Up above were the pipes of the cellar ceiling.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
down
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Desperate for quiet they called police who told the old-timers to pipe down .
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From time to time she goes out and tells them to pipe down .
in
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We made our usual rest stop and got water from the mountainside that had been piped in , so pure and tasty.
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No Jacuzzi, no sauna, no music piped in .
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We have to get it piped in from town special.
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The rest will be piped in from their station in London.
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After the reception, the guests were piped in to a buffet dinner.
out
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A loose consistency of clay can be used in an old forcing bag to pipe out lines and patterns.
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Water piped out from the accordion folds.
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A further 42 percent is spread on farmland and 23 percent is dumped in landfills or piped out to sea.
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Sometimes they pipe out a medley, filling the woods with a cacophony of avian lechery.
up
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Just before we packed up and got aboard the truck, I piped up and down the beach for a few moments.
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I piped up in his defense, having had moments to collect my thoughts.
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Paul, who was in the back, piped up , plain as anything, play them.
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Then Monet piped up with a crisp definition.
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Every so often, a not-so-ordinary voice pipes up .
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Kerry White, of all people, piped up and withdrew from his top pocket a crumpled but entire Camel.
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Music pipes up with familiar tones that are difficult to place.
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Oh, I piped up , does that mean I get off?
■ NOUN
water
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This paper addresses this by comparing three types of water supply, piped water, tube wells and shallow wells.
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The water pipes in the kitchen were frozen.
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They also abandoned thousands of miles of electric cables and water pipes to rot in the ground.
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He yanked at the roof. Water piped out from the accordion folds.
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This catchment area is around the lakes of Ullswater and Hawes Water from both of which water is piped to Manchester.
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The warm water was piped to the command module where it could be used for washing and added to dehydrated food packages.
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They drink mineral water piped into the Imperial and heated to 70 degrees Celsius and receive regular treatment.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I awoke to hundreds of birds piping their morning song.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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No Jacuzzi, no sauna, no music piped in.
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Place a little icing in a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe a decorative border around each foil mirror.
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The answer-it is such an obvious question-is shouted forth on piping wings of derision.
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Then pipe inside the outlines to fill.