funnelled
Poured through cone
Funnelled is the past tense and past participle of funnel, meaning to channel or direct something through a narrow passage or toward a specific destination.
The word applies literally to pouring liquid through a funnel, but more often appears figuratively: Donations were funnelled to relief efforts, Traffic funnelled into a single lane.
Also spelled funneled in American English.
Gave guidance or orders
- channeledDirected through specific path
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
- guidedLed with assistance
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
concentrated · converged · piped · siphoned · diverted · steered · conducted · fed
Turned from original path
- siphonedMoved liquid via suction
- redirectedSent a new way
- launderedCleaned with water
- transferredMoved to new location
misappropriated · embezzled · allocated · invested · distributed · channeled · moved · shifted
directed
Gave guidance or orders
streamlined · concentrated · converged · piped · siphoned · diverted · steered · conducted · fed · transferred
diverted
Turned from original path
- siphonedMoved liquid via suction
- redirectedSent a new way
- launderedCleaned with water
transferred · misappropriated · embezzled · allocated · invested · distributed · channeled · moved · shifted · rerouted
herded
Drove animals together
squeezed · compressed · bottlenecked · narrowed · congested · packed · streamed · flowed · pushed · shepherded
poured
Made liquid flow out
filtered · strained · sieved · bottled · transferred · liquid · neck · spout · cone · narrow
funnelleddispersed
Spread widely apart
scattered · spread · diffused · disseminated · radiated
funnelledreleased
Set free from confinement
freed · uncontained · unchannelled · let loose · discharged
funnelledreleased
Set free from confinement
freed · unrestrained · unchanneled · randomized · decentralized