pipe down

verb

piped down; piping down; pipes down

intransitive verb

: to stop talking or making noise

Synonyms of pipe down

• settle (down)
• cool
• calm (down)
• hush
• cool it

Examples of pipe down in a Sentence

if you don't pipe down, we're turning this car around and going straight home!

“Pipe down or I'll cancel recess!” the teacher commanded

Recent Examples on the Web

The Senate can pipe down; Atlantic Trivia players are the world’s greatest deliberative body. — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Since becoming mayor, though, Mamdani has piped down publicly on his calls for the freeze in order to avoid the appearance of compromising the board’s independence. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026

And he was told by his former teammate, Patrick Ewing, one of the greatest Knicks of all time, to pipe down because there were listening devices everywhere. — Brian Barrett, Wired News, 11 June 2026

During a January thaw, water trickled from a burst pipe down an interior wall, into a basement storage closet, and ruined all of Dora’s wedding dresses. — Literary Hub, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

pipe entry 2

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pipe down

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown

Kids Definition

pipe down

verb

: to stop talking or making noise