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1. (n.) funnel
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. funnel
a smokestack, esp. of a steamship.
3. funnel
a flue, tube, or shaft, as for ventilation.
4. (v.t.) funnel
to concentrate or focus:
They funneled their profits into research projects.
5. funnel
to pour through or as if through a funnel.
6. (v.i.) funnel
to pass through or as if through a funnel.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME fonel < early Gascon fonilh&indirdesc; L infundibulum)
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1. (noun) funnel, funnel shape
a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
2. (noun) 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
3. (verb) funnel
(nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
4. (verb) funnel
move or pour through a funnel
"funnel the liquid into the small bottle"
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1. (noun) funnel
a device with a wide top and a narrow bottom, used for pouring liquid into small spaces
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) funnel
a vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel
2. (verb) funnel
a passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a steamship or the like
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Sense: 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.
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 Afrikaans: tregter |
 Arabic: قِمْع |
 Bulgarian: фуния |
 Brazilian: funil |
 Czech: trychtýř |
 German: der Trichter |
 Danish: tragt |
 Greek: χωνί |
 Spanish: embudo |
 Estonian: lehter |
 Farsi: قیف |
 Finnish: suppilo |
 French: entonnoir |
 Hebrew: מַשׁפֵּך |
 Hindi: फनल |
 Croatian: lijevak |
 Hungarian: tölcsér |
 Indonesian: corong |
 Icelandic: trekt |
 Italian: imbuto |
 Japanese: じょうご |
 Korean: 깔때기 |
 Lithuanian: piltuvas |
 Latvian: piltuve |
 Malay: corong |
 Dutch: trechter |
 Norwegian: trakt |
 Polish: lejek |
 Persian: قیف |
 Pashto: قیف |
 Portuguese: funil |
 Romanian: pâlnie |
 Russian: воронка |
 Slovak: lievik |
 Slovenian: lijak |
 Serbian: levak |
 Swedish: tratt |
 Thai: กรวย |
 Turkish: huni |
 Taiwanese: 漏斗 |
 Ukrainian: лійка |
 Urdu: قیف |
 Vietnamese: cái phễu |
 Chinese: 漏斗 |
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