channel
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chā
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nēl
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "channel"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύ

a TV station that broadcasts different programs
channel definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The local channel airs a mix of community events, weather updates, and locally produced programs.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ, āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āφāĻĒāĻĄā§‡āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧋āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖāĻžāϞ⧀

a wide stretch of water that connects two larger areas of water, particularly two seas
channel definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The English Channel separates the United Kingdom from continental Europe, serving as one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
āχāĻ‚āϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻœā§āϝāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļā§€āϝāĻŧ āχāωāϰ⧋āĻĒ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤāϤāĻŽ āĻļāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ‚ āϞ⧇āύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ, āĻĒāĻĨ

a path over which electrical signals can pass
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āĻ–āĻžāϞ, āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ

a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
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āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ, āĻĒāĻĨ

a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors
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āĻ–āĻžāϞ, āύāĻžāϞ⧀

a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
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āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ, āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ

a means or method used for communication or accessing information
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Television channels provide various forms of entertainment and news.
āĻŸā§‡āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻļāύ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ āĻ“ āĻ–āĻŦāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϰ⧂āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ, āĻ–āĻžāρāϜ

a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
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āĻ–āĻžāρāϜ, āύāĻžāϞ⧀

a groove or recessed groove-like feature, often found on columns, moldings, or other architectural elements, adding decorative or functional detail to the surface
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āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ, āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ

a specific platform or service that offers a collection of content, such as movies, TV shows, or live broadcasts, for streaming over the Internet
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āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ, āĻĒāĻĨ

a way to express thoughts, feelings, or ideas
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He used writing as a channel to share his ideas.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻĨ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to guide or carve a path for a flow of water through a specific route or landscape, either naturally or intentionally
Transitive: to channel a path
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over the years, the stream channeled a deep groove into the landscape.
āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇, āĻ¸ā§āϰ⧋āϤāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to direct or distribute resources to a particular project or goal
Transitive: to channel resources into a project or goal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Non-profit organizations channel donations into various humanitarian efforts around the world.
āĻ…āϞāĻžāĻ­āϜāύāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĻāĻžāύ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to direct the flow of energy or effort into a specific aim or purpose
Transitive: to channel one's energy or effort into a purpose | to channel one's energy or effort on a purpose
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The coach advised the athletes to channel their competitive spirit into improving their skills.
āϕ⧋āϚ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻšā§‡āϤāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
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āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to let a spirit enter one's body for the purpose of conveying messages
Transitive: to channel a spirit
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The psychic believed she could channel ancient wisdom by allowing spirits to guide her thoughts and speech.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻšā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to give the impression of looking or sounding like a person, especially someone who is famous
Transitive: to channel qualities of a person
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The actor skillfully channeled the iconic performer's charisma and stage presence in the biographical film.
āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ⧀āĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻž āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āφāχāĻ•āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻžā§āϚ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤

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