1
as in to settle (down)
to become still and orderly
if you don't pipe down, we're turning this car around and going straight home!
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2
as in to quiet (down)
to stop talking
"Pipe down or I'll cancel recess!" the teacher commanded
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Recent Examples of pipe down
Yes and became yes and no, much like a musical conductor tells the strings and woodwinds to play louder and the brass to pipe down.
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Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
The freshwater was coming from a sewage-treatment pipe down below.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Respect for other viewers means piping down.
—Joel Mathis, theweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The Vidalia fans will need to pipe down once and for all.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Down here on the Gulf Coast, fracked gas is being piped down to the coastal wetlands every day to be refrigerated and sold abroad.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Jason thinks Anthony needs to pipe down but also that Tzarina should assert herself more as the head of the department.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
The freshwater was coming from a sewage-treatment pipe down below.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
The Vidalia fans will need to pipe down once and for all.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
The freshwater was coming from a sewage-treatment pipe down below.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Respect for other viewers means piping down.
—Joel Mathis, theweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The Vidalia fans will need to pipe down once and for all.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Down here on the Gulf Coast, fracked gas is being piped down to the coastal wetlands every day to be refrigerated and sold abroad.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Jason thinks Anthony needs to pipe down but also that Tzarina should assert herself more as the head of the department.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
The freshwater was coming from a sewage-treatment pipe down below.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
The Vidalia fans will need to pipe down once and for all.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe down
Verb
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Shamet made seven of his first nine attempts from three-point range before cooling off and finishing 7-of-13 from downtown on the night.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Remove pans from oven and cool cookies on pans for 1 to 2 minutes; transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely, about 20 minutes.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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The magazine saw itself as literary but not self-serious; if the stereotypical National Geographic story was a walk through the jungle recounted in hushed, awed tones, its Outside equivalent was a little dustier, wilder, and less reverent.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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In his nearly 30-minute remarks, the 82-year-old often sounded hushed, with several distinct outbursts in defense of Social Security and its recipients.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Under the plan, the federal government will garnish wages from some of those borrowers, pulling money out of their pockets that may otherwise be spent and in turn drying up some economic activity, the experts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Profits drying up China once served as a haven for global automakers to lower costs and generate enough capital to fund costly innovation projects in the U.S.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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While Lydia wallows in the residual pain, Paul has clammed up.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Dec. 2024
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While Lydia wallows in the residual pain, Paul has clammed up.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Pipe down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe%20down. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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