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- [pahyp uhp]
- /paɪp ʌp/
- /paɪp ʌp/
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- [pahyp uhp]
- /paɪp ʌp/
Definitions of pipe up words
- noun pipe up a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc. 1
- noun pipe up 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 up a quantity, as of tobacco, that fills the bowl of such a smoking utensil. 1
- noun pipe up 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 up Nautical. boatswain's pipe. the sound of a boatswain's pipe. 1
- noun pipe up the call or utterance of a bird, frog, etc. 1
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Origin of pipe up
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 up
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pipe up 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".
pipe up usage trend in Literature
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verb pipe up
- warble — to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day.