"piping" in the noun sense
1. piping
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
2. pipe, pipage, piping
a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
3. piping
playing a pipe or the bagpipes
"piping" in the verb sense
1. shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe
utter a shrill cry
2. pipe
transport by pipeline
"pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
3. pipe
play on a pipe
"pipe a tune"
4. pipe
trim with piping
"pipe the skirt"
"piping" in the adverb sense
1. piping, steaming
used of heat) extremely
"the casserole was piping hot"
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