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pipe up

Definitions

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  • verb intransitive To speak up, especially in a robust, assertive manner.
  • verb intransitive To being singing or playing musical notes on a pipe or similar wind instrument.
  • verb intransitive, of wind, etc. To begin to blow more vigorously.
  • verb transitive, rare To call, awaken, or summon, as with a musical instrument.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb utter a shrill cry
  • verb begin to play or sing

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synonyms (44)

Words with the same meaning

  1. bellow out
  2. blast
  3. blow
  4. blow a hurricane
  5. blow great guns
  6. blow over
  7. blow up
  8. bluster
  9. break into music
  10. break silence
  11. breeze
  12. breeze up
  13. brew
  14. burst into song
  15. call out
  16. clamor
  17. come up
  18. cry out
  19. freshen
  20. gather
  21. holler out
  22. huff
  23. make an outcry
  24. make an uproar
  25. outcry
  26. puff
  27. rage
  28. raise a clamor
  29. say out
  30. set in
  31. shout out
  32. sing out
  33. speak out
  34. speak up
  35. squall
  36. storm
  37. strike up
  38. take the floor
  39. vociferate
  40. waft
  41. whiff
  42. whiffle
  43. yell out
  44. yerk out

antonyms (1)

Words with the opposite meaning

  1. pipe down

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. do
  2. execute
  3. perform

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