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pipe in

pipe in verb: to supply (a product or substance) via pipes.

Verb

pipe in (third-person singular simple present pipes in, present participle piping in, simple past and past participle piped in)

  1. (transitive) To supply (a product or substance) via pipes.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To continuously supply anything from an external source.
    • Soulless music was piped in through the speakers in the room.
  3. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To interrupt a conversation with a comment.

Forms of pipe in

third-person singular presentpipes in
present participlepiping in
past participlepiped in
pastpiped in

Questions about pipe in

What does pipe in mean?
Pipe in means to supply (a product or substance) via pipes.
What part of speech is pipe in?
Pipe in is a verb.
What is the past tense of pipe in?
The past tense of pipe in is piped in.

Words near pipe in in the dictionary

  1. pipe dreams
  2. pipe fitter
  3. pipe fitters
  4. Pipe Gate
  5. pipe hawk
  6. pipe in
  7. pipe key
  8. pipe keys
  9. pipe lighter
  10. pipe line
  11. pipe lines

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