funnel
[verb]
Synonyms: channel, conduct, convey, direct, filter, move, pass, pour

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I. fun‧nel¹ /ˈfʌnl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old Provençal; Origin: fonilh, from Latin infundibulum, from fundere 'to pour']

1. a thin tube with a wide top that you use for pouring liquid into a container with a narrow opening, such as a bottle

2. British English a metal chimney that allows smoke from a steam engine or steamship to get out

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II. funnel² verb (past tense and past participle funnelled, present participle funnelling British English, funneled, funneling American English)

1. [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] if you funnel something somewhere, or if it funnels there, it goes there by passing through a narrow opening:
Police at the barriers funnelled the crowd into the arena.
Incoming tides funnel up the channel with enormous power.

2. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to send money, information etc from various places to someone Synonym : channel:
His office funneled millions of dollars in secret contributions to the re-election campaign.

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