pipe down

Meanings

• Verb

  To request or demand that someone be quiet or stop talking, usually in a formal or authoritative context.

  - "The captain piped down the crew before giving the order to abandon ship."
  - "During the meeting, the chairman piped down everyone to hear the presentation."

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Pronunciation

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Antonyms

pipe up

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Synonyms

put a sock in it , quiet , shut up

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pipe down
drown , town , frown , clown

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Variants

List of all variants of pipe down that leads to same result
pipe down , piped down , pipes down , piping down

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Etymology

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The term 'pipe down' is believed to have originated from the nautical context, where a pipe is a signal made by blowing through a pipe to communicate orders to the crew.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'pipe down' is also used figuratively in music to refer to reducing the volume of an instrument or sound.

2. In the movie 'Titanic', Jack Dawson pipes down Rose when she is causing a scene at the party.

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Related Concepts

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1. quiet: The act of piping down relates to the concept of quiet or silence.

2. authority: Piping down is often associated with the use of authority to demand silence.

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Culture

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In literature, 'pipe down' is used metaphorically to describe the need for silence or quiet reflection. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway pipes down the rowdy party guests to listen to Gatsby's story.

How to Memorize "pipe down"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a captain blowing through a pipe to signal the crew to quiet down.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'pipe down' with the idea of quieting a noisy crowd or demanding silence.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Pipe in Peace' to remember the meaning of 'pipe down'.

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