piping

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piping
n. hoses, tubing; system of pipes, plumbing; whistling, chirping; cord-like trimming sewn along the edges of seams
 
adj. whistling; shrill, high-pitched
 
pipe
v. convey a fluid through pipes, transport a liquid through pipes; make a high-pitched sound, make a shrill sound

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Piping
Within industry, piping is a system of pipes used to convey fluids (liquids and gases) from one location to another. The engineering discipline of piping design studies the efficient transport of fluid.

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piping

Noun
1. a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
(hypernym) cord
(derivation) pipe
2. a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
(synonym) pipe, pipage
(hypernym) tube, tubing
(hyponym) chimneypot
(part-meronym) spout
(derivation) pipe
3. playing a pipe or the bagpipes
(hypernym) playing
(derivation) pipe

Adjective
1. resembling the music of a pipe; "the piping voices of children"
(similar) high, high-pitched

Adverb
1. (used of heat) extremely; "the casserole was piping hot"
(synonym) steaming

 
pipe

Noun
1. a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
(synonym) tobacco pipe
(hypernym) tube, tubing
(hyponym) briar, briar pipe
(part-meronym) bowl, pipe bowl
2. a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
(synonym) pipage, piping
(hypernym) tube, tubing
(hyponym) chimneypot
(part-meronym) spout
3. a hollow cylindrical shape
(synonym) tube
(hypernym) cylinder
4. a tubular wind instrument
(synonym) tabor pipe
(hypernym) wind instrument, wind
(hyponym) chanter, melody pipe
5. the flues and stops on a pipe organ
(synonym) organ pipe, pipework
(hypernym) wind instrument, wind
(hyponym) flue pipe, flue, labial pipe
(part-holonym) organ, pipe organ

Verb
1. utter a shrill cry
(synonym) shriek, shrill, pipe up
(hypernym) shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
(hyponym) yowl, caterwaul
2. transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
(hypernym) transport
(derivation) pipage, piping
3. play on a pipe; "pipe a tune"
(hypernym) play
(see-also) pipe up
(derivation) tabor pipe
(classification) music
4. trim with piping; "pipe the skirt"
(hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
(entail) sew, tailor, tailor-make
(derivation) piping


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pipe
v. vést trubkou/potrubím; ozvat se

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pipe
Czas. doprowadzać, dostarczać; grać na piszczałce/fujarce