How to Use "Pipe" with Example Sentences

pipe (v): to move something through a tube

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Used with nouns:

"The company pipes water across the country."
(water, air, oil)

"The baker piped the frosting onto the cupcakes."
(frosting, icing)

Used with prepositions:

"They piped the water into the building."
(into, through, out of)

"The water is piped in from the basement."
(in, out)

"Oil is piped across the country."
(across, throughout)

pipe (n): a tube that carries a liquid or gas; a narrow tube used for smoking

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Used with verbs:

"They ran the pipes under the house."
(ran, laid, installed)

"The plumber connected the pipes."
(connected, disconnected)

"These pipes carry clean air."
(carry, hold, circulate)

"The pipes are leaking."
(be + leaking, be + bursting, be + freezing, be + cracking, be + breaking)

"He smokes a pipe."
(smokes, lights)

Used with adjectives:

"The water pipes are leaking."
(water, air, oil, gas, sewage, drain)

"The exhaust pipe fell off of my car."
(exhaust, tail)

"I saw him smoking a tobacco pipe."
(tobacco)

"They installed steel pipes."
(steel, copper, PVC, lead, plastic, iron)

"Can you fix that leaky pipe?"
(leaky, clogged, frozen)

"We just hit an underground pipe."
(underground)

Used with nouns:

"I used a pipe cleaner to remove the dirt."
(cleaner)

Used with prepositions:

"Water is carried through the pipe."
(through, into, out of)