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fun·nel
(fŭn′əl)n.
1.
a. A conical utensil having a small hole or narrow tube at the apex and used to channel the flow of a substance, as into a small-mouthed container.
b. Something resembling this utensil in shape.
2. A shaft, flue, or stack for ventilation or the passage of smoke, especially the smokestack of a ship or locomotive.
v. fun·neled, fun·nel·ing, fun·nels or fun·nelled or fun·nel·ling
v.intr.
1. To take the shape of a funnel.
2. To move through or as if through a funnel: tourists funneling slowly through customs.
v.tr.
1. To cause to take the shape of a funnel.
2. To cause to move through or as if through a funnel.
[Middle English fonel, from Provençal fonilh, from Late Latin fundibulum, from Latin īnfundibulum, from īnfundere, to pour in; see infuse.]
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funnel
(ˈfʌnəl)n
1. (Tools) a hollow utensil with a wide mouth tapering to a small hole, used for pouring liquids, powders, etc, into a narrow-necked vessel
2. something resembling this in shape or function
3. (Nautical Terms) a smokestack for smoke and exhaust gases, as on a steamship or steam locomotive
4. (Building) a shaft or tube, as in a building, for ventilation
vb, -nels, nelling or -nelled, -nels, -neling or -neled
5. to move or cause to move or pour through or as if through a funnel
6. to concentrate or focus or be concentrated or focused in a particular direction: they funnelled their attention on the problem.
7. (intr) to take on a funnel-like shape
[C15: from Old Provençal fonilh, ultimately from Latin infundibulum funnel, hopper (in a mill), from infundere to pour in]
ˈfunnel-ˌlike adj
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fun•nel
(ˈfʌn l)n., v. -neled, -nel•ing (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling. n.
1. a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
2. a smokestack, esp. of a steamship.
3. a flue, tube, or shaft, as for ventilation.
v.t. 4. to concentrate or focus: They funneled their profits into research projects.
5. to pour through or as if through a funnel.
v.i. 6. to pass through or as if through a funnel.
[1375–1425; late Middle English fonel < early Gascon fonilh « Latin infundibulum]
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fun·nel
(fŭn′əl) A utensil with a wide opening at one end and a tube at the other, used to pour liquids or other substances into a container with a small mouth.
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funnel
Past participle: funnelled
Gerund: funnelling
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| Noun | 1. |  funnel - a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends |
| 2. | funnel - 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 bell - the flared opening of a tubular device utensil - an implement for practical use (especially in a household) | |
| 3. | funnel - (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight smokestack, stack - a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated | |
| Verb | 1. | funnel - move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle" |
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funnel
noun
verb
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Translations
قُمْعقِمْعمِدْخَنَه
trychtýřkomín
tragtskorsten
suppilotratti
lijevak
hajókéménykéménytölcsér
reykháfurtrekt
じょうご
깔때기
dūmenispiltuve
cos
lijakdimnik
tratt
กรวย
phễu
funnel
[ˈfʌnl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
funnel
n
(for pouring) → Trichter m
(Naut, Rail) → Schornstein m; two-funnelled (Brit) or two-funneled (US) steamer → Dampfer m → mit zwei Schornsteinen
(US: = ventilation shaft etc) → Luftschacht m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
funnel
(ˈfanl) noun1. a tube which is wide-mouthed at one end and narrow-mouthed at the other through which liquid can be poured into a narrow bottle etc. You will need a funnel if you are going to pour petrol into that can.
2. a chimney on a ship etc through which smoke escapes.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
funnel
→ قُمْع trychtýř tragt Trichter χωνί embudo suppilo entonnoir lijevak imbuto じょうご 깔때기 trechter trakt lej funil воронка tratt กรวย huni phễu 漏斗Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
fun·nel
n. embudo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012