Definitions from Wiktionary (funnel)
▸ noun: A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
▸ noun: A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
▸ verb: (transitive) To use a funnel.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow.
▸ verb: (transitive) To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.).
▸ verb: (transitive) To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party.
▸ noun: (marketing, figurative) Ellipsis of purchase funnel: the process of customer acquisition conceptualized as a series of stages, from initial awareness (top) to sale or conversion (bottom). [(marketing) The process by which a person learns about a brand, is attracted to it, and finally becomes a customer.]
▸ noun: (meteorology) Ellipsis of funnel cloud. [(meteorology) A tapering, rapidly rotating cloud descending from a larger storm cloud, indicating the presence of an intense vortex. A tornado is a funnel cloud which reaches the ground.]
▸ noun: Alternative form of fummel (“hybrid animal”) [(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A hinny (the hybrid of a male horse and a female donkey).]
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▸ noun: A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
▸ noun: A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
▸ verb: (transitive) To use a funnel.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow.
▸ verb: (transitive) To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.).
▸ verb: (transitive) To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party.
▸ noun: (marketing, figurative) Ellipsis of purchase funnel: the process of customer acquisition conceptualized as a series of stages, from initial awareness (top) to sale or conversion (bottom). [(marketing) The process by which a person learns about a brand, is attracted to it, and finally becomes a customer.]
▸ noun: (meteorology) Ellipsis of funnel cloud. [(meteorology) A tapering, rapidly rotating cloud descending from a larger storm cloud, indicating the presence of an intense vortex. A tornado is a funnel cloud which reaches the ground.]
▸ noun: Alternative form of fummel (“hybrid animal”) [(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A hinny (the hybrid of a male horse and a female donkey).]
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