funnel vs portage

funnel

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

  • A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening. 

verb
  • To consume (beer, etc.) rapidly through a funnel, typically as a stunt at a party. 

  • To proceed through a narrow gap or passageway akin to a funnel; to condense or narrow. 

  • To channel, direct, or focus (emotions, money, resources, etc.). 

  • To use a funnel. 

portage

noun
  • A porthole. 

  • An act of carrying, especially the carrying of a boat overland between two waterways. 

  • The route used for such carrying. 

  • The wages paid to a sailor when in port, or for a voyage. 

  • A charge made for carrying something. 

  • Carrying capacity; tonnage. 

verb
  • To carry a boat overland 

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