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Funnel
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- 1 A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
- 2 Alternative form of fummel (“hybrid animal”). alt-of, alternative
- 3 (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) wordnet
- 4 A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
- 5 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 wordnet
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- 6 Ellipsis of purchase funnel (“the process of customer acquisition conceptualized as a series of stages, from initial awareness (top) to sale or conversion (bottom)”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, figuratively
"top of (the) funnel marketing"
- 7 a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends wordnet
- 8 Ellipsis of funnel cloud. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 1 To use a funnel. transitive
- 2 move or pour through a funnel wordnet
- 3 To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow. intransitive
"Expect delays where the traffic funnels down to one lane."
- 4 To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.). transitive
"Our taxes are being funnelled into pointless government initiatives."
- 5 To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party. transitive
"The first time he did it was to this freshman Kevin Ryers and we all just burst out laughing, watching Kevin try to funnel a beer."
Etymology
From Middle English funell, fonel, probably through Old French *founel (compare Middle French fonel, Old Occitan fonilh, enfounilh), from Latin fundibulum, infundibulum (“funnel”), from infundere (“to pour in”); in (“in”) + fundere (“to pour”); compare Breton founilh (“funnel”), Welsh ffynel (“air hole, chimney”). See fuse.
From Middle English funell, fonel, probably through Old French *founel (compare Middle French fonel, Old Occitan fonilh, enfounilh), from Latin fundibulum, infundibulum (“funnel”), from infundere (“to pour in”); in (“in”) + fundere (“to pour”); compare Breton founilh (“funnel”), Welsh ffynel (“air hole, chimney”). See fuse.
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