pipe up


verb(intr, adverb)
  1. to commence singing or playing a musical instrument: the band piped up

  2. to speak up, esp in a shrill voice

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How to use pipe up in a sentence

  • Pete picked his pipe up from where it had fallen and relighted it.

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  • When they get hungry we put the cooking stove on the fender, with the pipe up the chimney, and make a fire, and really cook.

Other Idioms and Phrases with pipe up

pipe up

Speak up, as in Finally she piped up, “I think I've got the winning ticket,” or Pipe up if you want more pancakes. This term originally referred to a high, piping tone. [Mid-1800s]

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