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 channel channel /ˈtʃænəl/

noun

  1. () A path over which electrical signals can pass  ( transmission channel , channel )
    a path over which electrical signals can pass
     A channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company
    a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company
  2. () A passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through  ( channel )
    a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
     The fields were crossed with irrigation channels
    the fields were crossed with irrigation channels
     Gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street
    gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street
  3. A way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors  ( channel , distribution channel )
    a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors
     Possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores
    possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores
  4. A television station and its programs  ( channel , television channel , TV channel )
    a television station and its programs
     A satellite TV channel
    a satellite TV channel
     Surfing through the channels
    surfing through the channels
     They offer more than one hundred channels
    they offer more than one hundred channels
  5. A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance  ( canal , channel , epithelial duct , duct )
    a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
     The tear duct was obstructed
    the tear duct was obstructed
     The alimentary canal
    the alimentary canal
     Poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs
    poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs
  6. (often plural) a means of communication or access  ( channel , communication channel , line )
    (often plural) a means of communication or access
     It must go through official channels
    it must go through official channels
     Lines of communication were set up between the two firms
    lines of communication were set up between the two firms
  7. A deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels  ( channel )
    a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
     The ship went aground in the channel
    the ship went aground in the channel
  8. A long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)  ( channel , groove )
    a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

verb

  1. () Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission  ( convey , impart , channel , carry , conduct , transmit )
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
     Sound carries well over water
    Sound carries well over water
     The airwaves carry the sound
    The airwaves carry the sound
     Many metals conduct heat
    Many metals conduct heat
  2. Send from one person or place to another  ( channel , channelise [British] , channelize , transfer , transmit , transport )
    send from one person or place to another
     Transmit a message
    transmit a message
  3. Direct the flow of  ( channel )
    direct the flow of
     Channel information towards a broad audience
    channel information towards a broad audience