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- [chan-l]
- /ˈtʃæn l/
- /ˈtʃænl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chan-l]
- /ˈtʃæn l/
Definitions of channel word
- countable noun channel A channel is a television station. 3
- countable noun channel A channel is a band of radio waves on which radio messages can be sent and received. 3
- countable noun channel If you do something through a particular channel, or particular channels, that is the system or organization that you use to achieve your aims or to communicate. 3
- verb channel If you channel money or resources into something, you arrange for them to be used for that thing, rather than for a wider range of things. 3
- verb channel If you channel your energies or emotions into something, you concentrate on or do that one thing, rather than a range of things. 3
- countable noun channel A channel is a passage along which water flows. 3
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Origin of channel
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English chanel < Old French < Latin canālis waterpipe; see canal
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Channel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
channel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
channel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for channel
noun channel
- medium — a middle state or condition; mean.
- means — to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work. Synonyms: contemplate.
- tunnel — an underground passage.
- route — a course, way, or road for passage or travel: What's the shortest route to Boston?
- carrier — A carrier is a vehicle that is used for carrying people, especially soldiers, or things.
verb channel
- funnel — a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
- siphon — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- carry — If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
- convey — To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone.
- transmit — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
Antonyms for channel
noun channel
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
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