definition of
channel

[1] #1 channel n. [transmission channel] a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company". wn

[2] #2 channel v. [impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry] transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat". wn

[3] #3 channel n. a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street". wn

[4] #4 channel v. [canalize, canalise] direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience". wn

[5] #5 channel v. [transmit, transfer, transport, channelize, channelise] send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message". wn