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  • 1pipe — n. & v. n. 1 a tube of metal, plastic, wood, etc. used to convey water, gas, etc. 2 (also tobacco pipe) a a narrow wooden or clay etc. tube with a bowl at one end containing burning tobacco, the smoke from which is drawn into the mouth. b the… …

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  • 2pipe someone away (or down) Nautical — dismiss someone from duty. → pipe …

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  • 3pipe something away Nautical — give a signal for a boat to start. → pipe …

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  • 4pipe down — {v.} 1. To call (sailors) away from work with a whistle. * /He piped the men down after boat drill./ 2. {slang} To stop talking; shut up; be quiet. * / Oh, pipe down, he called./ Often considered rude …

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  • 5pipe down — {v.} 1. To call (sailors) away from work with a whistle. * /He piped the men down after boat drill./ 2. {slang} To stop talking; shut up; be quiet. * / Oh, pipe down, he called./ Often considered rude …

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  • 6pipe — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hollow tube that carries gas/liquid ADJECTIVE ▪ underground ▪ gas, sewage, waste, water ▪ the hot and cold water pipes ▪ …

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  • 7pipe — noun 1》 a tube used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluids.     ↘a cavity in cast metal. 2》 a device used for smoking tobacco, consisting of a narrow tube with a bowl at one end in which the tobacco is burned, the smoke from which is then… …

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  • 8Pipe organ — This article is about organs that produce sound by driving wind through pipes. For an overview of related instruments, see Organ (music). The pipe organ in Saint Germain l Auxerrois, Paris[1] The pipe organ is a musical instrument …

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  • 9Pipe bomb — A pipe bomb is an improvised explosive device, a tightly sealed section of pipe filled with an explosive material. The containment provided by the pipe means that simple low explosives can be used to produce a relatively large explosion, and the… …

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  • 10Pipe cleaner — A plain white pipe cleaner. A pipe cleaner or chenille stem is a type of brush originally intended for cleaning dottle from smoking pipes. Besides cleaning pipes, they can be used for any application that calls for cleaning out small bores or… …

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