funnel in English dictionary

  • funnel

    Meanings and definitions of "funnel"

    • A utensil of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids etc. into a close vessel; a tunnel.
    • A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
    • To use a funnel.
    • To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to narrow or condense.
    • noun
      A utensil of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids etc. into a close vessel; a tunnel.
    • noun
      A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
    • verb
      To use a funnel.
    • verb
      To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to narrow or condense.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To direct (money or resources).
    • verb
      To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party.
    • utensil used to guide poured liquids
    • smoke flue, chimney
    • A conically shaped pipe, employed as a device to channel liquid or fine-grained substances into containers with a small opening.
    • funnel (of a ship)
    • The metal chimney of an engine, steamboat, etc.
    • noun
      a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth
    • noun
      a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
    • noun
      (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
    • verb
      move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"

    Synonyms of "funnel" in English dictionary

    cone shape, stack, conoid are the top synonyms of "funnel" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of funnel

    • funnel ( plural  funnels)
    • funnel ( third-person singular simple present funnels, present participle funnelling or funneling, simple past and past participle funnelled or funneled)
    • funnel (plural funnels)
    • funnel (third-person singular simple present funnels, present participle funnelling or funneling, simple past and past participle funnelled or funneled)
  • Funnel

    Meanings and definitions of "funnel"

    • A SmartArt graphic layout used to show the filtering of information or how parts merge into a whole. Emphasizes the final outcome. Can contain up to four lines of Level 1 text; the last of these four Level 1 text lines appears below the funnel and the other lines correspond to a circular shape. Unused text does not appear, but remains available if you switch layouts.

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