"bagpipe" meaning in English

See bagpipe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-bagpipe.wav Forms: bagpipes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bagpipe (plural bagpipes)
  1. singular of bagpipes Tags: form-of, singular Form of: bagpipes
    Sense id: en-bagpipe-en-noun-XElVsLGZ
  2. attributive form of bagpipes Tags: attributive, form-of Form of: bagpipes
    Sense id: en-bagpipe-en-noun-IBUiiVpT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 17 30 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bagpipelike, bagpiper

Verb

IPA: /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-bagpipe.wav Forms: bagpipes [present, singular, third-person], bagpiping [participle, present], bagpiped [participle, past], bagpiped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} bagpipe (third-person singular simple present bagpipes, present participle bagpiping, simple past and past participle bagpiped)
  1. To play the bagpipes. Translations (to play bagpipes): soittaa säkkipilliä (Finnish), გუდასტვირი (gudasṭviri) (Georgian), kornamuzagar (Ido)
    Sense id: en-bagpipe-en-verb-Q7eeWKrC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 17 30 36 Disambiguation of 'to play bagpipes': 100 0 0
  2. (nautical) To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.
    Sense id: en-bagpipe-en-verb-WV0GW~-~ Categories (other): Nautical, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 17 30 36 Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (slang) To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bagpipe-en-verb-ZHlib45I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Ido translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 17 30 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 16 23 23 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 18 21 24 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 18 21 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 17 16 18 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 3 12 12 14 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 2 13 16 16 52

Inflected forms

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        "To play the bagpipes."
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        "To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging."
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        "(nautical) To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging."
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        "nautical",
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        "To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit."
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        "(slang) To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit."
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        "To play the bagpipes."
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        "To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging."
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        "(nautical) To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging."
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        "To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit."
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        "(slang) To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit."
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to play bagpipes",
      "word": "soittaa säkkipilliä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gudasṭviri",
      "sense": "to play bagpipes",
      "word": "გუდასტვირი"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to play bagpipes",
      "word": "kornamuzagar"
    }
  ],
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}

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