funnel: Meaning and Definition of

fun•nel

1. a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
2. a smokestack, esp. of a steamship.
3. a flue, tube, or shaft, as for ventilation.
4. a stovepipe.

1. to concentrate, channel, or focus: They funneled all income into research projects.
2. to pour through or as if through a funnel.

1. to pass through or as if through a funnel.