Definitions of funnel

1. A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel.

2. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a steamship or the like.

3. ( nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke ( especially the smokestack of a ship)

4. A wide- mouthed vessel shaped like a cone and used for pouring liquids into small openings; the chimney of a steamship or steam engine; a smokestack.

5. A tube or passage for the escape of smoke, etc.: an instrument for pouring fluids into close vessels, as bottles, etc.

6. Tube for the escape of smoke, & c.; instrument for pouring liquids into bottles, & c.

7. A wide mouthed conical vessel for filling close vessels with liquids; tunnel.

8. A smoke - pipe.

9. A trumpet- shaped tube for conveying liquids into close vessels; the hollow or shaft of a chimney through which the smoke ascends.

10. The siphon of Cephalopods.