funnel

fun|nel¹ [ˈfʌnl] n

[Date: 1400-1500; : 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.) BrE a metal ↑chimney that allows smoke from a steam engine or steam-ship to get out

funnel ²

funnel² v past tense and past participle funnelled present participle funnelling BrE past tense and past participle funneled present participle funneling AmE

1.) [I,T 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.) [T always + adverb/preposition]

to send money, information etc from various places to someone

= ↑channel

▪ His office funneled millions of dollars in secret contributions to the re-election campaign.