Meaning of channel In English

• 0 a television station:

  • a cable/terrestrial/satellite channel

  • a music/movie/news/shopping/sports channel

  • the news on Channel 4

  • She switched/turned to another channel to watch football.

• 1 a passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a part of a river or other area of water that is deep and wide enough to provide a route for ships to travel along:

  • There are drainage/irrigation channels all over this flat agricultural land.

  • The boats all have to pass through this narrow channel.

  • We're going to have a day-trip across the Channel.

  • We took the car to France overnight on a (cross-)channel ferry.

• 2 a way of communicating with people or getting something done:

  • We must open the channels of communication between the two countries.

  • The government pursued every diplomatic/official channel to free the hostages.

  • Complaints should be made through the proper/usual channels.

• 3 a way of making a product, information, etc. available:

  • The insurer sells its products through a variety of distribution channels, including banks.

• 4 a route or way out of an airport or port where travellers' bags are examined:

  • If you have nothing to declare, go through the green channel.

  • Goods to declare - use the red channel.

• 5 to direct something into a particular place or situation:

  • Ditches were constructed to channel water away from the buildings.

  • If she could only channel all that energy into something useful.

  • A lot of money has been channelled into research in that particular field.

• 6 to behave like or copy another person, so that you almost seem to be that other person:

  • The band were dressed in 1960s outfits and seemed to be channelling the Beatles.

• 7 a passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a part of a river or other area of water that is deep and wide enough to provide a route for ships to travel along

  • the English Channel

• 8 a television station:

  • She switched to another channel to watch the news.

• 9 a way of giving, directing, or communicating something:

  • We’ve established a regular distribution channel for these products.

• 10 to direct something into a particular place or situation:

  • A lot of money has been channeled into cancer research.

• 11 a way in which products or services are made available to customers:

  • The insurer sells its products through a variety of channels, including banks, wholesalers, and its own sales force.

  • multi-channel retailing

• 12 a television station:

  • TV/cable channel Watch your favorite TV channels online for free!

• 13 a system used for passing information or electronic signals, or a way of communicating with people:

  • media channels such as newspapers, digital television, and the internet

• 14 to use money, effort, etc. in a particular way:

  • channel sth (back) into sth 10% of the company's profits will be channeled back into advertising.

  • channel sth away from/towards sth HR has channeled all its efforts towards recruiting new personnel.

• 15 to send money, etc. using a particular route:

  • channel sth through sth The funds will be channelled through the UN and the World Bank.