OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4184

funnel

/ˈfʌnəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
embudo • fonil • infundíbulo
A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 4185

funnel

/ˈfʌnəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
embudar
To use a funnel.
canalizar • encauzar
To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.).
Like so many others, I was awestruck by the first season, which captured a moment in time and successfully funnelled its rage outwards at a world in which women are indeed silenced…
Our taxes are being funnelled into pointless government initiatives.
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