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pipe into some place
pipe something into some place
and pipe something in 1. Lit. to conduct a liquid or a gas into some place through a pipe. An excellent delivery system piped oxygen into every hospital room. They piped in oxygen to every room. They piped it in.
2. Fig. to bring music or other sound into a place over wires. They piped music into the stairways and elevators. The elevators were nice except that the management had piped in music.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Ife | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
Sveinn | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
ŞİRİN | | - | Turkish |
Alphaeus | | al-FEE-əs (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |
Harri | | HAHR-ree (Finnish) | Finnish, Welsh |
Shahrivar | | - | Persian Mythology |