Funnel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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. a stovepipe.
verb (used with object), fun·neled, fun·nel·ing or (especially British) fun·nelled, fun·nel·ling.
  1. to concentrate, channel, or focus: They funneled all income into research projects.
  2. to pour through or as if through a funnel.
verb (used without object), fun·neled, fun·nel·ing or (especially British) fun·nelled, fun·nel·ling.
  1. to pass through or as if through a funnel.
noun
  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
verb -nels, nelling or -nelled or US -nels, -neling or -neled
  1. to move or cause to move or pour through or as if through a funnel
  2. to concentrate or focus or be concentrated or focused in a particular direction
  3. to take on a funnel-like shape
Funnel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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