Antonyms for pipe down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pahyp

Phonetic Transcription : paɪp

Definition of pipe down

Origin : Old English pipe "musical wind instrument," also "tube to convey water," from Vulgar Latin *pipa "a pipe, tube-shaped musical instrument" (source of Italian pipa, French pipe, Old Frisian pipe, German Pfeife, Danish pibe, Swedish pipa, Dutch pijp), a back-formation from Latin pipare "to chirp or peep," of imitative origin. All tubular senses ultimately derive from "small reed, whistle." Meaning "device for smoking" first recorded 1590s. Pipe-bomb attested from 1960. Pipe-cleaner recorded from 1863.

As in mute : verb muffle, tone down sound
As in shut up : verb be or make quiet
As in silence : verb make or be quiet
As in quieten : verb silence
As in shush : verb silence

Example sentences :

Pipe down that guff, you unlicked cub, or I'll crown you with a proof-bar!
Extract from : « Spacehounds of IPC » by Edward Elmer Smith

Then he put his pipe down, kissed her, and lifted her off his knee.
Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914 » by Various

He let the smoke out with a long sigh and laid the pipe down.
Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea

He laid his pipe down on the table and stared at the mantelpiece.
Extract from : « At Sunwich Port, Complete » by W.W. Jacobs

I put my pipe down, intending to strike while the iron was hot.
Extract from : « A Top-Floor Idyl » by George van Schaick

We can unscrew the pipe down to the drain, and can fasten the hose to it with a union, I expect.
Extract from : « Facing Death » by G. A. Henty

He can tie knots and box the compass and say "pipe down" and everything.
Extract from : « Biltmore Oswald » by J. Thorne Smith, Jr.

"Suppose you 'heroes' pipe down there," came from the darkness just then.
Extract from : « A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" » by Russell Doubleday

Ole Brer Wolf, he let de 'barker smoke oozle thoo he nose, he did, en den he open bofe eyes en lay he pipe down.
Extract from : « Nights With Uncle Remus » by Joel Chandler Harris

Jackson looked, and involuntarily laid his pipe down on the log beside him to look again.
Extract from : « The Secret Trails » by Charles G. D. Roberts

Synonyms for pipe down

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