pipe

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noun

1 hollow tube that carries gas/liquid

ADJECTIVE

▪ underground

▪ gas, sewage, waste, water

▪

the hot and cold water pipes

▪ drain (usually drainpipe), drainage, exhaust, heating, outlet, overflow, plumbing (esp. AmE), service (BrE), supply

▪ broken, burst, cracked, frozen, leaking, leaky

▪ blocked (esp. BrE), clogged (AmE)

▪ concrete, copper, iron, lead, metal, plastic, PVC, steel

… OF PIPE

▪ length

▪

to join two lengths of pipe together

▪

Copper pipe is sold in lengths.

VERB + PIPE

▪ install, lay, run

▪

He laid the pipes under the floorboards.

▪ connect

▪ insulate, lag (BrE)

▪

Insulating your pipes will save on your heating bills.

PIPE + VERB

▪ lead, pass through sth, run

▪

The pipes lead into the river.

▪

The pipes will have to pass through the wall.

▪ burst, freeze, leak

PREPOSITION

▪ through a/the pipe

▪ pipe for

▪

the pipe for the hot water

▪ pipe from, pipe to

▪

The pipe from the boiler to the bathtub.

2 used for smoking tobacco, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ clay

▪ peace

▪ crack, opium, etc.

VERB + PIPE

▪ smoke

▪ light

▪ fill

▪ draw on, puff away at, puff away on, puff on

PIPE + NOUN

▪ smoker

▪ smoke

▪ tobacco

▪ cleaner

PHRASES

▪ the bowl of a pipe, the stem of a pipe

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verb

Pipe is used with these nouns as the object: ↑frosting, ↑icing