Definition of "chimney"
- noun
A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon or hydro-carbon based fuels); a flue.
The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
The smokestack of a steam locomotive.
A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.
- verb
To negotiate a chimney (sense #4) by pushing against the sides with back, feet, hands, etc.
- Sources