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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  piping
       
          pipe

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A robin . . . was piping a few querulous notes. --W.
                                                    Irving.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Naut.) To call or direct, as a crew, by the boatswain's
        whistle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              As fine a ship's company as was ever piped aloft.
                                                    --Marryat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To furnish or equip with pipes; as, to pipe an engine, or
        a building.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Piping \Pip"ing\ (p[imac]p"[i^]ng), a. [From Pipe, v.]
     1. Playing on a musical pipe. ``Lowing herds and piping
        swains.'' --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of
        the pipe rather than of the drum and fife. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Emitting a high, shrill sound.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Simmering; boiling; sizzling; hissing; -- from the sound
        of boiling fluids.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Piping crow, Piping crow shrike, Piping roller
        (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Piping \Pip"ing\, n.
     1. A small cord covered with cloth, -- used as trimming for
        women's dresses.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Pipes, collectively; as, the piping of a house.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds,
        etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting; also,
        propagation by cuttings.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
        roof.
  
     Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              A robin . . . was piping a few querulous notes. --W.
                                                    Irving.
  
     2. (Naut.) To call or direct, as a crew, by the boatswain's
        whistle.
  
              As fine a ship's company as was ever piped aloft.
                                                    --Marryat.
  
     3. To furnish or equip with pipes; as, to pipe an engine, or
        a building.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Piping \Pip"ing\, n.
     1. A small cord covered with cloth, -- used as trimming for
        women's dresses.
  
     2. Pipes, collectively; as, the piping of a house.
  
     3. The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds,
        etc.
  
     4. A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting; also,
        propagation by cuttings.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Piping \Pip"ing\ (p[imac]p"[i^]ng), a. [From Pipe, v.]
     1. Playing on a musical pipe. ``Lowing herds and piping
        swains.'' --Swift.
  
     2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of
        the pipe rather than of the drum and fife. --Shak.
  
     3. Emitting a high, shrill sound.
  
     4. Simmering; boiling; sizzling; hissing; -- from the sound
        of boiling fluids.
  
     Piping crow, Piping crow shrike, Piping roller
        (Zo["o]l.), any Australian bird of the genus Gymnorhina,
        esp. G. tibicen, which is black and white, and the size
        of a small crow. Called also caruck.
  
     Piping frog (Zo["o]l.), 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  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]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  piping
     a.
     high-pitched.
     n.
     1 The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg;
  precedes hatching.
     2 The sound of musical pipes.
     3 An act of making music or noise with pipes.
     4 A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
     5 (lb en sewing) An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small
  cord covered with cloth.
     6 (lb en cooking) icing extruded from a piping bag.
     7 (lb en botany) A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting.
     8 (lb en botany) propagation by cuttings
     vb.
     (present participle of en pipe nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  piping
     a.
     high-pitched.
     n.
     1 The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg;
  precedes hatching.
     2 The sound of musical pipes.
     3 An act of making music or noise with pipes.
     4 A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
     5 (lb en sewing) An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small
  cord covered with cloth.
     6 (lb en cooking) icing extruded from a piping bag.
     7 (lb en botany) A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting.
     8 (lb en botany) propagation by cuttings
     vb.
     (present participle of en pipe nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  piping
     a.
     high-pitched.
     n.
     1 The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg;
  precedes hatching.
     2 The sound of musical pipes.
     3 An act of making music or noise with pipes.
     4 A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
     5 (lb en sewing) An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small
  cord covered with cloth.
     6 (lb en cooking) icing extruded from a piping bag.
     7 (lb en botany) A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting.
     8 (lb en botany) propagation by cuttings
     vb.
     (present participle of en pipe nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  piping
     a.
     high-pitched.
     n.
     1 The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg;
  precedes hatching.
     2 The sound of musical pipes.
     3 An act of making music or noise with pipes.
     4 A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
     5 (lb en sewing) An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small
  cord covered with cloth.
     6 (lb en cooking) icing extruded from a piping bag.
     7 (lb en botany) A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting.
     8 (lb en botany) propagation by cuttings
     vb.
     (present participle of en pipe nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  piping
     Englanti n.
     1 putkisto
     2 hydraulinen murtuminen
     3 sisäinen eroosio

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  piping
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en pipe ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb pipe)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Piping /pˈaɪpɪŋ/
  الأنابيب

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  piping /pˈaɪpɪŋ/
  potrubí