All pipe down synonyms
pipe down
P p verb pipe down
- mute — silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
- hold one's tongue — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- dry up — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- dummy up — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- clam — Clams are a kind of shellfish which can be eaten.
- dulling — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- dumb — lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- overawe — to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate: He often uses that imperious scowl to overawe his subordinates.
- quieten — to become quiet (often followed by down).
- clam up — If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- choke off — To choke off financial growth means to restrict or control the rate at which a country's economy can grow.
- overawed — Impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited.
- cool it — If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- close up — If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
- clammed — any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species. Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.