[ˈfʌnl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening

- a metal chimney on a ship or steam engine


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: apparently via Old French from Provençal fonilh, from late Latin fundibulum, from Latin infundibulum, from infundere, from in- ‘into’ + fundere ‘pour’

[ˈfʌnl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- guide or channel (something) through or as if through a funnel
(e.g: some $12.8 billion was funnelled through the Marshall Plan)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: apparently via Old French from Provençal fonilh, from late Latin fundibulum, from Latin infundibulum, from infundere, from in- ‘into’ + fundere ‘pour’