funnel
/ˈfʌnəl/ verb C2- To use a funnel.
- To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow. · Expect delays where the traffic funnels down to one lane.
- To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.). · Our taxes are being funnelled into pointless government initiatives.
- To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party.
He/she/it funnels · Past funneled · Past participle funneled · -ing form funneling
Verb forms
- Base form
- funnel
- He/she/it
- funnels
- Past
- funneled
- Past participle
- funneled
- -ing form
- funneling
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