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Noun funnel has 3 senses

funnel, funnel shape - a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
--₁ is a kind of cone, conoid, cone shape

Derived form: verb funnel₁
funnel - a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth
--₂ is a kind of utensil
--₂ has part: bell
Derived form: verb funnel₁
funnel - (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
--₃ is a kind of smokestack, stack
--₃ is a part of ship

Verb funnel has 1 sense

funnel - move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"
--₁ is one way to move, displace

Derived forms: noun funnel₂, noun funnel₁
Sample sentence:
The women funnel water into the bowl