[fun.nel] n [ME fonel, fr. OProv fonilh, fr. ML fundibulum, short for L infundibulum, fr. infundere to pour in, fr. in- + fundere to pour--more at found] (15c) 1 a: a utensil that is usu. a hollow cone with a tube extending from the smaller end and that is designed to catch and direct a downward flow b: something shaped like a funnel
2: a stack or flue for the escape of smoke or for ventilation (as on a ship)
[2]funnel vb -neled also -nelled ; -nel.ing also -nel.ling vi (1594) 1: to have or take the shape of a funnel
2: to pass through or as if through a funnel or conduit ~ vt 1: to form in the shape of a funnel "~ed his hands and shouted through them"
2: to move to a focal point or into a conduit or central channel "contributions were ~ed into one account"