funnel
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[edit] Etymology
Old English funel, fonel, probably through Old French, from Latin fundibulum, infundibulum (“funnel”), from infundere (“to pour in”); in (“in”) + fundere (“to pour”); compare Breton founil (“funnel”), Welsh ffynel (“air hole, chimney”). See fuse.
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[edit] Noun
funnel (plural funnels)
- 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.
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terms derived from funnel (noun)
[edit] Translations
utensil used to guide poured liquids
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smoke flue, chimney
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funnel (third-person singular simple present funnels, present participle funnelling or funneling, simple past and past participle funnelled or funneled)
- To use a funnel.
- To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to narrow or condense.
- Expect delays where the traffic funnels down to one lane.
- (transitive) To direct (money or resources).
- Our taxes are being funnelled into pointless government initiatives.
[edit] Translations
To use a funnel
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To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel
To direct (money or resources).
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