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PIPE UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Utter a shrill cry

Synonyms:

pipe; pipe up; shriek; shrill

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "pipe up" is one way to...):

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pipe up"):

caterwaul; yowl (utter shrieks, as of cats)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sense 2

Meaning:

Begin to play or sing

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "pipe up" is one way to...):

do; execute; perform (carry out or perform an action)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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