1. A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
   "The plumber replaced the old copper pipes with new PVC piping";
   - pipe, pipage
    
2. A thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
   "The cushion was finished with contrasting piping around the edges"
    
3. Playing a pipe or the bagpipes
   "The piping of the Scottish bagpipes echoed through the valley"

1. (used of heat) extremely
   "the casserole was piping hot";
   - steaming

1. Transport by pipeline
   "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
    
2. (music) play on a pipe
   "pipe a tune"
    
3. Utter a shrill cry
   "The child piped up with delight";
   - shriek, shrill, pipe up
    
4. Trim with piping
   "pipe the skirt"

Derived forms: pipings

See also: pipe up

Type of: adorn, beautify, call, cord, cry, decorate, embellish, fancify, grace, holler [informal], hollo [non-standard], ornament, play, playing, scream, shout, shout out, squall, transport, tube, tubing, yell

Encyclopedia: Piping