pipe down

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pahyp doun]
- /paɪp daʊn/
- /paɪp daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahyp doun]
- /paɪp daʊn/

Definitions of pipe down words

noun pipe down a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc. 1
noun pipe down a tube of wood, clay, hard rubber, or other material, with a small bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco, opium, etc. 1
noun pipe down a quantity, as of tobacco, that fills the bowl of such a smoking utensil. 1
noun pipe down Music. a tube used as, or to form an essential part of, a musical wind instrument. a musical wind instrument consisting of a single tube of straw, reed, wood, or other material, as a flute, clarinet, or oboe. one of the wooden or metal tubes from which the tones of an organ are produced. a small end-blown flute played with one hand while the other beats a small drum. 1
noun pipe down Nautical. boatswain's pipe. the sound of a boatswain's pipe. 1
noun pipe down the call or utterance of a bird, frog, etc. 1

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Origin of pipe down

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; (noun) Middle English, Old English pīpe musical pipe, tube (cognate with Dutch pijp, Low German pīpe, German Pfeife, Old Norse pīpa) < Vulgar Latin *pīpa, derivative of Latin pīpāre to chirp, play a pipe; (v.) Middle English pipen; in part continuing Old English pīpian to play a pipe < Latin pīpāre; in part < Old French piper to make a shrill sound < Latin pīpāre (cf. peep2)

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Parts of speech for Pipe down

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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pipe down popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pipe down

verb pipe down

choke off — To choke off financial growth means to restrict or control the rate at which a country's economy can grow.
clam up — If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
clammed — any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species. Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
close up — If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
cool it — If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.

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