n. & v.
--n.
1. a narrow tube or pipe widening at the top, for pouring liquid, powder, etc., into a small opening.
2 a metal chimney on a steam engine or ship.
3 something resembling a funnel in shape or use.
--v.tr. & intr. (funnelled, funnelling; US funneled, funneling) guide or move through or as through a funnel.
Derivatives:
funnel-like adj.
Etymology: ME f. Prov. fonilh f. LL fundibulum f. L infundibulum f. infundere (as IN-(2), fundere pour)