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
A couple of locals showed up at our campsite telling us to pipe down, this treasure was too good to share.
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Longer-term, the FAA is also planning to build a new radar system in Philadelphia, so that controllers there won’t have to rely on the signal piped down from New York anymore.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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.
—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
Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Longer-term, the FAA is also planning to build a new radar system in Philadelphia, so that controllers there won’t have to rely on the signal piped down from New York anymore.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe down
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Comfort: Our testers sung the praises of mattresses in this list that had comfortable qualities like pillow top covers for a plush feel, as well as breathable, cooling covers to let air circulate.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
13 June 2025
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But here, in the narrows of the canyon, where Temescal Creek tickled the roots of sycamores and cooled the air beneath the heavy branches of valley oaks, Young lighted up with the enthusiasm of an amateur botanist.—
Greg Goldin,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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That 2-1 defeat was a stinger — Tōko Koga’s decisive goal in the 50th minute hushed an otherwise raucous San Diego crowd.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Young Morrison got a harsh lesson in how things are done in a blue state: Liberal groupthink is gospel, dissenters are heretics who should be hushed.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2025
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But at the current price, American production is already falling, and would dry up even more closer to $50.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
3 June 2025
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The Corps of Engineers began the Oceanside Special Shoreline Study in 2016 with plans to complete it within three years, but the effort stalled in 2017 after the funding dried up.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Again and again, West apologized to Ciara Miller for talking mess to the New York Times, handling their breakup poorly, and then clamming up all summer.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
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Meet Them At Their Comfort Level Some CEOs are great at being conversational and engaging on video; others clam up and want to use a script—which severely limits any feeling of authenticity.—
Elizabeth Baskin,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Pipe down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe%20down. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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