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fun·nel
[fuhn-l] noun, verb, fun·neled, fun·nel·ing or ( especially British ) fun·nelled, fun·nel·ling. 
l noun
1.
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.
a smokestack, especially of a steamship.
3.
a flue, tube, or shaft, as for ventilation.
4.
Eastern New England. a stovepipe.
verb (used with object)
5.
to concentrate, channel, or focus: They funneled all income into research projects.
6.
to pour through or as if through a funnel.
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verb (used without object)
7.
to pass through or as if through a funnel.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English fonel < Old Provençal fonilh (Gascon) < Vulgar Latin *fundibulum, for Latin infundibulum, derivative of infundere to pour in
1375–1425; late Middle English fonel < Old Provençal fonilh (Gascon) < Vulgar Latin *fundibulum, for Latin infundibulum, derivative of infundere to pour in
Related forms
fun·nel·like, adjective
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funnel (ˈfʌnəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a hollow utensil with a wide mouth tapering to a small hole, used for pouring liquids, powders, etc, into a narrow-necked vessel |
| 2. | something resembling this in shape or function |
| 3. | a smokestack for smoke and exhaust gases, as on a steamship or steam locomotive |
| 4. | a shaft or tube, as in a building, for ventilation |
| —vb , -nels, nelling, -nelled, -nels, -neling, -neled | |
| 5. | to move or cause to move or pour through or as if through a funnel |
| 6. | to concentrate or focus or be concentrated or focused in a particular direction: they funnelled their attention on the problem |
| 7. | (intr) to take on a funnel-like shape |
| [C15: from Old Provençal fonilh, ultimately from Latin infundibulum funnel, hopper (in a mill), from infundere to pour in] | |
| 'funnel-like | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
funnel
c.1400, from M.Fr. fonel, from Prov. enfounilh, "a word from the Southern wine trade" [Weekley], from L.L. fundibulum, shortened from L. infundibulum "a funnel or hopper in a mill," from infundere "pour in," from in- "in" + fundere "pour" (see found (2)). The verb is from 1590s.
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Example sentences
In a tornado, a swirling funnel of air stretches from the storm cloud to the ground.
Students should use clues in this paragraph to understand that a tornado is a spinning funnel of wind.
Still, you have the chance to funnel life-changing knowledge to rich students.
The scientists say it uses the same water over and over again as the water gets back into its funnel for re-use.
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