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1. A conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
   - funnel shape
    
2. A conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth
    
3. (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)

1. Move or pour through a funnel
   "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"
    
2. Proceed through a narrow gap or passageway
   "Expect delays where the traffic funnels down to one lane"

Derived forms: funnels, funnelled, funnelling, funneling, funneled

Type of: cone, cone shape, conoid, displace, move, smokestack, stack, utensil

Part of: ship

Encyclopedia: Funnel