piping
verb
- 1
To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
- 2
To shout loudly and at high pitch.
- 3
To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
- 4
Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
- 5
To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
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To install or configure with pipes.
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To dab moisture away from.
- 8
To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
- 9
To directly feed (the output of one program) as input to another program, indicated by the pipe character (pipe) at the command line.
- 10
To create or decorate with piping (icing).
“to pipe flowers on to a cupcake”
- 11
To order or signal by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
- 12
(of a male) To have sexual intercourse with a female.
- 13
To see.
noun
- 1
The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.
- 2
The sound of musical pipes.
- 3
An act of making music or noise with pipes.
- 4
A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
“the piping of a house”
- 5
An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth.
- 6
Icing extruded from a piping bag.
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A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting.
- 8
Propagation by cuttings
adjective
- 1
High-pitched.
“His piping voice could be heard above the hubbub.”
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