channel

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noun (1)

chan·nel ˈcha-nᵊl How to pronounce channel (audio)

: the bed where a natural stream of water runs

: the deeper part of a river, harbor, or strait

: a strait or narrow sea between two close landmasses

crossed the English Channel

: a means of communication or expression: such as

(1)

: a path along which information (such as data or music) in the form of an electrical signal passes

(2)

channels plural : a fixed or official course of communication

went through established military channels with his grievances

: a way, course, or direction of thought or action

new channels of exploration

: a band of frequencies of sufficient width for a single radio or television communication

: channeler

: an account on an online media sharing or streaming service from which one can make media content (such as videos) available to others using the service

The video was posted Saturday and has been viewed thousands of times since being picked up by YouTube channels devoted to UFOs and unsolved mysteries …

Mark Price

The Washington Post and Bloomberg covered the Russia-United States summit live on their Twitch channels.

Alexandra Arriaga

: a usually tubular enclosed passage : conduit

the poison channel in a snake's fangs

: a passage created in a selectively permeable cell membrane by a conformational change in membrane proteins

also : the proteins of such a passage compare ion channel

: a long gutter, groove, or furrow

a road channel

: a metal bar of flattened U-shaped section

channel

2 of 3

verb

channeled or channelled; channeling or channelling

transitive verb

: to form, cut, or wear a channel in

The river channeled a new course.

: to make a groove in

channel a chair leg

: to convey or direct into or through a channel

channel his energy into useful work

: to serve as a channeler or intermediary for

a 35,000-year-old female channeled by a 40-year-old housewife

channel

3 of 3

noun (2)

: one of the flat ledges of heavy plank or metal bolted edgewise to the outside of a ship to increase the spread of the shrouds (see shroud entry 1 sense 3a)

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channel 1 of 2

noun

chan·nel ˈcha-nᵊl How to pronounce channel (audio)

: the bed of a stream

: the deeper part of a waterway (as a river or harbor)

: a strait or a narrow sea

the English Channel

: a passage (as a tube) through which something flows

an irrigation channel

: a long groove

: a means by which something is passed or carried from one place or person to another

channels of trade

a channel of communication

: a band of frequencies used by a single radio or television station in broadcasting

What's on this channel?

channel

2 of 2

verb

channeled or channelled; channeling or channelling

: to direct into or through a passage or channel

Water was channeled into the pond.

channels 1 of 2

noun

plural of channel

as in canals

an open man-made passageway for water water was drained from the swamp through a specially constructed channel

Synonyms & Similar Words

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canals
aqueducts
conduits
waterways
watercourses
rivers
raceways
flumes
courses
racecourses
sluices
streams
torrents
spillways
sluiceways
floodways
millstreams
millraces
gutters
rivulets
troughs
tideways
swashes

as in straits

a narrow body of water between two land masses the world record for swimming the channel between France and Great Britain

Synonyms & Similar Words

straits
roads
bays
sounds
inlets
necks
narrows
stretches
gulfs
reaches
arms
roadsteads

as in outlets

a direct way of passing along information or supplies you need to make arrangements through the proper channels

Synonyms & Similar Words

outlets
pipelines
conduits
sources
routes
avenues
suppliers
contacts
connections
origins
grapevines
wellsprings
fountainheads

as in conduits

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) had to replace the main water channel

Synonyms & Similar Words

conduits
tubes
pipes
funnels
lines
drains
ducts
troughs
penstocks
pipelines
leaders
pipings
tiles
standpipes
mains
waste pipes
spouts
waterspouts
drainpipes
stovepipes
hydrants
smokestacks
pipeages
pipages

as in psychics

a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead the channel went into a trance and began speaking in what was purported to be the voice of the deceased woman

Synonyms & Similar Words

psychics
mediums
media
channelers
spiritists
spiritualists
telepaths
clairvoyants
mind readers
sensitives
mentalists

channels

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of channel

as in funnels

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway an athletic youth who channeled all of his energy into sports

Synonyms & Similar Words

funnels
pipes
channelizes
directs
siphons
conducts
syphons
canalizes
carries
focuses
transmits
conveys
consolidates
concentrates
focusses

单词	channels
释义	channel 1 of 3 noun (1) chan·nel ˈcha-nᵊl 1 a : the bed where a natural stream of water runs b : the deeper part of a river, harbor, or strait c : a strait or narrow sea between two close landmasses crossed the English Channel d : a means of communication or expression: such as (1) : a path along which information (such as data or music) in the form of an electrical signal passes (2) channels plural : a fixed or official course of communication went through established military channels with his grievances e : a way, course, or direction of thought or action new channels of exploration f : a band of frequencies of sufficient width for a single radio or television communication g : channeler h : an account on an online media sharing or streaming service from which one can make media content (such as videos) available to others using the service The video was posted Saturday and has been viewed thousands of times since being picked up by YouTube channels devoted to UFOs and unsolved mysteries … Mark Price The Washington Post and Bloomberg covered the Russia-United States summit live on their Twitch channels. Alexandra Arriaga 2 a : a usually tubular enclosed passage : conduit the poison channel in a snake's fangs b : a passage created in a selectively permeable cell membrane by a conformational change in membrane proteins also : the proteins of such a passage compare ion channel 3 : a long gutter, groove, or furrow a road channel 4 : a metal bar of flattened U-shaped section channel 2 of 3 verb channeled or channelled; channeling or channelling transitive verb 1 a : to form, cut, or wear a channel in The river channeled a new course. b : to make a groove in channel a chair leg 2 : to convey or direct into or through a channel channel his energy into useful work 3 : to serve as a channeler or intermediary for a 35,000-year-old female channeled by a 40-year-old housewife channel 3 of 3 noun (2) : one of the flat ledges of heavy plank or metal bolted edgewise to the outside of a ship to increase the spread of the shrouds (see shroud entry 1 sense 3a) Synonyms Noun (1) aqueduct canal conduit course flume racecourse raceway watercourse waterway Verb canalize channelize conduct direct funnel pipe siphon syphon See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb She's started channeling her anger towards me. He channeled millions of dollars into the program. Word History Etymology Noun (1) and Verb Middle English chanel, from Anglo-French, from Latin canalis channel — more at canal Noun (2) alteration of chainwale, from chain entry 1 + wale entry 1 First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun (2) 1672, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing channel channel bass channel catfish channel surfing channel-hopping ion channel inter-channel back channel calcium channel blocker channel bass channel catfish channel surfing channel-hopping ion channel inter-channel back channel calcium channel blocker See More Kids Definition channel 1 of 2 noun chan·nel ˈcha-nᵊl 1 : the bed of a stream 2 : the deeper part of a waterway (as a river or harbor) 3 : a strait or a narrow sea the English Channel 4 : a passage (as a tube) through which something flows an irrigation channel 5 : a long groove 6 : a means by which something is passed or carried from one place or person to another channels of trade a channel of communication 7 : a band of frequencies used by a single radio or television station in broadcasting What's on this channel? channel 2 of 2 verb channeled or channelled; channeling or channelling : to direct into or through a passage or channel Water was channeled into the pond. Medical Definition channel noun chan·nel ˈchan-ᵊl 1 : a usually tubular enclosed passage 2 a : a passage created in a selectively permeable membrane by a conformational change in membrane proteins see ion channel b : a protein or cluster of proteins that functions as a channel see calcium channel blocker channels 1 of 2 noun plural of channel 1 as in canals an open man-made passageway for water water was drained from the swamp through a specially constructed channel Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance canals aqueducts conduits waterways watercourses rivers raceways flumes courses racecourses sluices streams torrents spillways sluiceways floodways millstreams millraces gutters rivulets troughs tideways swashes 2 as in straits a narrow body of water between two land masses the world record for swimming the channel between France and Great Britain Synonyms & Similar Words straits roads bays sounds inlets necks narrows stretches gulfs reaches arms roadsteads 3 as in outlets a direct way of passing along information or supplies you need to make arrangements through the proper channels Synonyms & Similar Words outlets pipelines conduits sources routes avenues suppliers contacts connections origins grapevines wellsprings fountainheads 4 as in conduits a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) had to replace the main water channel Synonyms & Similar Words conduits tubes pipes funnels lines drains ducts troughs penstocks pipelines leaders pipings tiles standpipes mains waste pipes spouts waterspouts drainpipes stovepipes hydrants smokestacks pipeages pipages 5 as in psychics a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead the channel went into a trance and began speaking in what was purported to be the voice of the deceased woman Synonyms & Similar Words psychics mediums media channelers spiritists spiritualists telepaths clairvoyants mind readers sensitives mentalists channels 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of channel as in funnels to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway an athletic youth who channeled all of his energy into sports Synonyms & Similar Words funnels pipes channelizes directs siphons conducts syphons canalizes carries focuses transmits conveys consolidates concentrates focusses
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