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funnel

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈfʌnəl/

funnel means: A tool with a wide top and narrow tube, used to pour things into small openings.

noun

POURING TOOLB2

A tool with a wide top and narrow tube, used to pour things into small openings.

  • Use a funnel to fill the bottle.
  • She poured the oil through a funnel.
  • The plastic funnel has a narrow tube.

Common phrases: plastic funnel, use a funnel, funnel for something, metal funnel

verb

DIRECT RESOURCESC1

To direct money, effort, feelings, or other things towards a particular place or purpose.

  • They funnel money into local schools.
  • She funnelled her frustration into painting.
  • Funds were funnelled through several different accounts.

How to use it: funnel something into something (The charity funnels donations into housing projects.); funnel something through something (They funnelled the payments through a foreign bank.)

Similar words: channel, direct

Common phrases: funnel money into something, funnel resources towards something, funnel something through something

POUR THROUGH TOOLC1

To pass a liquid or small loose pieces through a tool with a wide top and narrow tube.

  • Funnel the oil into the bottle.
  • She funnelled the sugar into a jar.
  • Can you funnel this liquid through the narrow opening?

How to use it: funnel something into something (He funnelled the juice into a clean bottle.)

Similar words: pour

Common phrases: funnel oil into something, funnel something through something

Questions about funnel

What does funnel mean?

A tool with a wide top and narrow tube, used to pour things into small openings.

What is funnel in other languages?

Türkçe: huni · Español: embudo · Français: entonnoir · Deutsch: Trichter · Italiano: imbuto · 日本語: 漏斗

How do you pronounce funnel?

It is pronounced /ˈfʌnəl/.

How do you use funnel in a sentence?

Use a funnel to fill the bottle. She poured the oil through a funnel.

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