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Is piped a noun verb or adjective?

"Piped" can be both a verb and an adjective.

Here's how:

Verb:

* Past tense of "pipe": He piped the music into the room. (meaning: played the music through a pipe or instrument)

* Meaning: to convey through a pipe: The water is piped directly to the house.

Adjective:

* Meaning: conveyed through a pipe: A piped gas system.

* Meaning: resembling a pipe in shape: The piped edging of the cake.

Therefore, the part of speech of "piped" depends on its context in a sentence.

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