- pipe
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 hollow tube that carries gas/liquidADJECTIVE▪ 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, leakPREPOSITION▪ 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 onPIPE + NOUN▪ smoker▪ smoke▪ tobacco▪ cleanerPHRASES▪ the bowl of a pipe, the stem of a pipe{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb
Collocations dictionary. 2013.