pipe in

verb

To supply (a product or substance) via pipes.

“Soulless music was piped in through the speakers in the room.”

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Meanings

verbpipe in (third-person singular simple present pipes in, present participle piping in, simple past and past participle piped in)

present singular third person pipes in · participle present piping in · participle past piped in · past piped in

  1. transitiveTo supply (a product or substance) via pipes.
  2. broadlytransitiveTo continuously supply anything from an external source.

    Soulless music was piped in through the speakers in the room.

  3. idiomaticinformalintransitiveTo interrupt a conversation with a comment.

Translations

Polish obwieszczać, obwieścić
  • obwieszczaćto interrupt a conversation with a comment
  • obwieścićto interrupt a conversation with a comment
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APA

pipe in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20in

MLA

“pipe in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20in. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pipe in,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20in.

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