PIPE IN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Transport to a destination through pipes

Example:

We have to pipe in oil

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "pipe in" is one way to...):

carry; transport (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Bring in through pipes

Example:

Music was piped into the offices

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "pipe in" is one way to...):

carry; channel; conduct; convey; impart; transmit (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP