Direct
Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.
Usage example: the aqueduct directs the water into an artificial lake
Pipe
Pipe verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.
Usage example: piped water into every house
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Chief Inspector Jules Maigret of Maigret smokes a pipe in direct contrast to the other characters' cigarette habits.
Source: Distinguished Gentleman's Pipe -
The poster for Tinfins is a direct parody of the A New Hope poster with Captain Murphy holding a pipe wrench above his head◊.
Source: Stab the Sky -
Star Trek: Elite Force 2 has a Bonus Stage which is a direct pastiche of Super Mario Bros.; you even have go drop down a giant pipe to get to it.
Source: Bonus Stage
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Pipe and Direct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/pipe
Direct & Pipe. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/pipe>.
Pipe or Direct. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/direct/pipe.
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