Funnel

German Meaning

Trichter

Schornstein

Schlot

schleusen

leiten

kanalisieren

eintrichtern

English Meaning

  1. A conical utensil having a small hole or narrow tube at the apex and used to channel the flow of a substance, as into a small-mouthed container.
  2. Something resembling this utensil in shape.
  3. A shaft, flue, or stack for ventilation or the passage of smoke, especially the smokestack of a ship or locomotive.
  4. To take the shape of a funnel.
  5. To move through or as if through a funnel: tourists funneling slowly through customs.
  6. To cause to take the shape of a funnel.
  7. To cause to move through or as if through a funnel.