1. a cone-shaped utensil with a wide top and narrow bottom used for pouring liquids or powders into containers with small openings
2. a smokestack on a ship or locomotive
Usage: nautical; transportation

1. to move or cause to move through or as if through a funnel
2. to concentrate or focus something into a particular area or activity

Examples

• She used a funnel to pour oil into the car engine.
• The ship’s funnel released black smoke into the sky.
• Water funneled down the drain during the storm.
• The company funneled money into research and development.
• Crowds funneled through the narrow entrance to the stadium.
• He funneled his anger into productive work.
• The plastic funnel made it easy to fill the small bottle.