channel

chan|nel1 [ `tʃænl ] noun count ***

▸ 1 television station

▸ 2 way to send information

▸ 3 passage/cut in surface

▸ 4 narrow area of water

▸ 5 way of using ability

1. ) a television station and the programs that it broadcasts:

Let's see what's on the other channels.

He changed the channel to a news program.

2. ) usually plural a method used for communicating information or for sending or receiving something:

We can reach these markets through our existing distribution channels.

The government is using diplomatic channels to negotiate a ceasefire.

channel of: It is important to maintain clear channels of communication.

go through the proper channels (=use the correct method): It could take weeks if you went through the proper channels.

3. ) a narrow passage made in the ground so that water can go along it:

irrigation channels that supply the crops with water

a ) a long narrow cut in a surface:

the channel in which the door slides

4. ) a narrow area of water joining two oceans

a ) a narrow area of deeper water in a river, port, etc. that ships can use

5. ) channel for a way of showing people what you are feeling or thinking, or of using your energy or ability:

She was seeking a channel for her creative energies.

channel

chan|nel 2 [ `tʃænl ] (past tense and past participle chan|nelled or chan|neled; present participle chan|nel|ling or chan|nel|ing) verb transitive *

▸ 1 use money/supplies

▸ 2 use your energy for something

▸ 3 put something through a system

▸ 4 send water in a direction

▸ 5 speak for a spirit

1. ) to use money or supplies for a particular purpose:

channel something into something: The company has channeled $1.2 million into developing new products.

2. ) to use your energy, ability, feelings, or ideas for a particular purpose:

channel something into something: She channeled all her energies into her career.

3. ) to make something follow a particular system:

channel something through something: All information on the classes is channeled through the principal's office.

All the company's sales are channeled through outside distributors.

4. ) usually passive to send something such as water along a passage:

channel something into/to something: Water is channeled into the lakes from the hillsides.

5. ) to allow the spirit of a dead person to speak using your voice, as some people claim to be able to do