noun
Meaning 1
singular of bagpipes
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, singular
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Standard Lemma guide
bagpipe
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/
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CMU ARPABET: B AE1 G P AY2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Attributive form of bagpipes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, form-of
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noun
Meaning 3
A British Rail Class 33/1 locomotive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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verb
Meaning 4
To play the bagpipes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 5
To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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verb
Meaning 6
To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 7
a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pipe
Narrower terms: musette, shepherd's pipe
History
Etymology
In allusion to the subclass' jumper cables, which were installed on both ends to allow push-pull operation.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: soittaa säkkipilliä — to play bagpipes
- Georgian: გუდასტვირი (gudasṭviri) — to play bagpipes
- Ido: kornamuzagar — to play bagpipes