chan´nel|er

chan´nel|er: chan|nel¹ «CHAN uhl», noun, verb, -neled, -nel|ing or (especially British) -nelled, -nel|ling, adjective.

–n.

1. the bed of a stream, river, or other watercourse: »Rivers cut their own channels to the sea.
SYNONYM(S): race.

2. a body of water joining two larger bodies of water: »The English Channel lies between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
SYNONYM(S): strait.

3. the deeper part of a waterway: »There is shallow water on both sides of the channel in this river.

4. a passage for liquids; groove or canal. The gutter of a street is a channel for water. SYNONYM(S): duct, conduit.

5. Figurative. the means by which something moves or is carried: »The information came through official channels.
SYNONYM(S): course, passage, avenue, agency.

6. a narrow band of electronic frequencies that carries the programs of a television or radio station. The width of the band depends upon the type of transmission. »The viewer who tunes to an empty channel and waits a long time may see a commercial (Time).

7. Figurative. a course of action; field of activity: »He tried to find a suitable channel for his abilities.

8. a natural tubular passage for fluids: »One snake,…from the size of the poison channel in its fangs, must be very deadly (Charles Darwin).

9. a) a long groove or furrow on a stone or column. b) a trough-shaped bar of rolled iron or steel, forming in cross section three sides of a rectangle; channel iron.

10. a path or area on a magnetic tape along which sound or video impressions are recorded.

11. a person through whom invisible beings, spirits, or forces supposedly communicate: »J.Z. Knight, the “channel” for Ramtha (Atlanta Journal/Constitution).

12. a passageway through which electrically charged particles can enter a cell: »Appel said that if antibodies attacked calcium channels on nerves, they might cause an influx of calcium (New York Times).

–v.t.

1. to form a channel in; wear or cut into a channel; furrow: »The river had channeled its way through the rocks.

2. to convey through a channel: »Figurative. Gifts of mind…are…channelled out to the many through the few (Cardinal Newman).

3. Figurative. to direct into a particular course; concentrate: »Channel all your efforts into this one project, and you will succeed.

4. to supposedly communicate with (invisible beings, spirits, or forces): »Not all the channeled voices are from outer space (Time).

5. to speak or act as someone else with great accuracy; take on or represent the persona of another: »For decades the stage actor channeled Mark Twain in a one-man show.

–adj.

having a cross section shaped like this ⊔.

╂[< Old French chanel < Latin canālis. See etym. of doublets canal (Cf. ↑canal), kennel². (Cf. ↑kennel)]

–chan´nel|er, noun.

chan|nel² «CHAN uhl», noun.

a horizontal plank, bolted on edge to the outside of a ship, to which the shrouds are set up to increase their spread.

╂[alteration of chain-wale]

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chan|nel — chan|nel1 «CHAN uhl», noun, verb, neled, nel|ing or (especially British) nelled, nel|ling, adjective. –n. 1. the bed of a stream, river, or other watercourse: »Rivers cut their own channels to the sea. SYNONYM(S): race … Useful english dictionary
chan´nel|i|za´tion — chan|nel|ize «CHAN uh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. = channel. (Cf. ↑channel) –chan´nel|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
chan|nel|ize — «CHAN uh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. = channel. (Cf. ↑channel) –chan´nel|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
chan|nel-surf|ing — «CHAN uhl SUR fihng», adjective, noun. –adj. tending to switch from one interest or subject to another; easily bored: »The Vogue pictures…offer a kaleidoscope of images, feeding the short attention span of a channel surfing celebrity hungry… … Useful english dictionary
chan|nel-surf — «CHAN uhl SURF», intransitive verb. to switch among several television channels only briefly watching each program. –channel surfer … Useful english dictionary
chan|nel|ing — «CHAN uh lihng», noun. the act or process of supposedly communicating with invisible beings, spirits, or forces: »The extraterrestrials who turn up in the course of channeling…appear almost unfailingly wise and benevolent (Time) … Useful english dictionary
en|chan|nel — «ehn CHAN uhl», transitive verb, neled, nel|ing or (especially British) nelled, nel|ling. to confine within its proper channel … Useful english dictionary
re|chan|nel — «ree CHAN uhl», transitive verb, neled, nel|ing or (especially British) nelled, nel|ling. to channel in a new form or direction: »It is difficult to predict whether…we can measurably rechannel the buying demands of the public (Wall Street… … Useful english dictionary
back-chan|nel — «BAK CHAN uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. secret; clandestine: »Mr. Kelly had been engaged in back channel discussions with Lieut. Col. Oliver North…on hostage releases (Manchester Guardian Weekly). –n. the person or means by which something is… … Useful english dictionary
cross-chan|nel — «KRS CHAN uhl, KROS », adjective. passing or situated across a channel, as the English Channel: »a cross channel steamer … Useful english dictionary

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