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
- 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
- benumb
- bottle up
- choke
- choke off
- clam
- clam up
- close up
- cool it
- cork up
- cut off
- cut short
- dampen
- deaden
- decrease the volume
- drown
- dry up
- dull
- dumb
- dummy up
- extinguish
- fall silent
- gag
- hold one's tongue
- hold tongue
- hush
- hush one's mouth
- hush-hush
- keep it down
- keep trap shut
- lower
- lull
- moderate
- muffle
- mute
- muzzle
- overawe
- pipe down
- put damper on
- put the lid on
- quash
- quell
- quiet
- quiet down
- quieten
- quit chattering
- reduce
- say nothing
- shush
- shut up
- silence
- sit on
- soft-pedal
- soften
- squelch
- stifle
- still
- stop talking
- strike dumb
- subdue
- suppress
- tongue-tie
- turn down
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