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 Definitions for piping: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
: Pipe \Pipe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Piped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Piping.]
1. To perform, as a tune, by playing on a pipe, flute, fife,
etc.; to utter in the shrill tone of a pipe.
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A robin . . . was piping a few querulous notes. --W.
Irving.
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2. (Naut.) To call or direct, as a crew, by the boatswain's
whistle.
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As fine a ship's company as was ever piped aloft.
--Marryat.
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3. To furnish or equip with pipes; as, to pipe an engine, or
a building.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
: Piping \Pip"ing\, n.
1. A small cord covered with cloth, -- used as trimming for
women's dresses.
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2. Pipes, collectively; as, the piping of a house.
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3. The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds,
etc.
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4. A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting; also,
propagation by cuttings.
[1913 Webster] Pipistrel
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
: Piping \Pip"ing\ (p[imac]p"[i^]ng), a. [From Pipe, v.]
1. Playing on a musical pipe. "Lowing herds and piping
swains." --Swift.
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2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of
the pipe rather than of the drum and fife. --Shak.
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3. Emitting a high, shrill sound.
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4. Simmering; boiling; sizzling; hissing; -- from the sound
of boiling fluids.
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Piping crow, Piping crow shrike, Piping roller (Zool.),
any Australian bird of the genus Gymnorhina, esp.
Gymnorhina tibicen, which is black and white, and the
size of a small crow. Called also caruck.
Piping frog (Zool.), a small American tree frog ({Hyla
Pickeringii}) which utters a high, shrill note in early
spring.
Piping hot, boiling hot; hissing hot; very hot. [Colloq.]
--Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
: high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched,
nasal}; altissimo; alto; {countertenor, alto};
falsetto; {peaky, spiky}; piping; {shrill, sharp};
{screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing};
{soprano, treble}; sopranino; tenor]
Syn: high.
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2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
[WordNet 1.5] high-power
WordNet (r) 2.0
: piping
adj : resembling the music of a pipe; "the piping voices of
children"
n 1: a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
2: a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry
water or oil or gas etc. [syn: pipe, pipage]
3: playing a pipe or the bagpipes
adv : (used of heat) extremely; "the casserole was piping hot"
[syn: steaming]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
: 100 Moby Thesaurus words for "piping":
acute, adjutage, argute, at peace, balmy, bloodless, blooming,
blossoming, booming, calm, catheter, clear, concordant, creaky,
drainpipe, ear-piercing, efflux tube, exuberant, fair, fat,
fire hose, flourishing, flowering, flue pipe, fruiting, funnel,
garden hose, gas pipe, going strong, halcyon, high, hose, hosepipe,
howling, idyllic, in full swing, in good case, keen, keening,
nipple, orderly, organ pipe, pacific, palmy, pastoral, peaceable,
peaceful, peacetime, penetrating, piercing, pipe, pipeline,
pipette, prospering, quiet, reed, reed pipe, reedy, restful, rosy,
screaky, screeching, screechy, serene, sharp, shrieking, shrieky,
shrill, siamese, siamese connection, siphon, sleek, snorkel, soft,
soil pipe, squeaking, squeaky, standpipe, steam pipe, stem, straw,
tap, thin, thriving, tranquil, treble, tube, tubing, tubulation,
tubule, tubulet, tubulure, ululant, untroubled, vigorous, wailing,
waste pipe, water pipe, whining, whistling
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
: piping
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