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Definition of Pipe down
1. Verb. Become quiet or quieter. "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
Related verbs: Hush, Hush Up, Quieten, Shut Up, Silence, Still
Generic synonyms: Change Intensity
Derivative terms: Hush, Quiescent, Quiet
Antonyms: Louden
Definition of Pipe down
1. Verb. (idiomatic intransitive) To be quiet; to refrain from being noisy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pipe Down
Literary usage of Pipe down
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1826)
"But when as they cot to Ware, well I wot, And stopped awhile at the Inn, Then
that passenger brown laid his long pipe down, And call'd for a glass of gin. ..."
2. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1917)
"piped on what is known as the "one-pipe down-feed" principle; ie, ... The one-pipe
down-feed is cheaper and simpler and practically as efficient as the ..."
3. The Old Sea Captain by Old Humphrey, Religious Tract Society (1799)
"... hassock—The congregation—Divine service—Drum beats to quarters—Reef topsails—Stand
by the hammocks—pipe down —Roll up the cloths—Call the watch. ..."
4. Practical Manual of Minerals, Mines and Mining: Comprising Suggestions as to by Henry Stafford Osborn (1887)
"At the top end there is a round hole 1J inches for a shackle pin, so as to connect
and shackle it to the side chains to draw or force the pipe down. ..."
5. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1839)
"pipe down," said the Captain to the First Lieutenant, " and splice the main brace."
" pipe down," echoed the First Lieutenant to the boatswain. ..."
6. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1913)
"The one-pipe down-feed is cheaper and simpler and practically as efficient as
the two-pipe system under normal conditions. It is objectionable, however. due ..."
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