pipe

P0323300 (pīp)n.1. a. A hollow cylinder or tube used to conduct a liquid, gas, or finely divided solid.b. A section or piece of such a tube.2. a. A device for smoking, consisting of a tube of wood, clay, or other material with a small bowl at one end.b. An amount of smoking material, such as tobacco, needed to fill the bowl of a pipe; a pipeful.3. Informal a. A tubular part or organ of the body.b. pipes The passages of the human respiratory system.4. Abbr. p.a. A large wine cask, especially one having a capacity of 126 gallons or 2 hogsheads (478 liters).b. This volume as a unit of liquid measure.5. Music a. A tubular wind instrument, such as a flute.b. Any of the tubes in an organ.c. pipes A small wind instrument, consisting of tubes of different lengths bound together.d. pipes A bagpipe.6. pipes Informal The vocal cords; the voice, especially as used in singing.7. A birdcall.8. Nautical A whistle used for signaling crew members: a boatswain's pipe.9. Geology a. A vertical cylindrical vein of ore.b. One of the vertical veins of eruptive origin in which diamonds are found in South Africa.10. Geology An eruptive passageway opening into the crater of a volcano.11. Metallurgy A cone-shaped cavity in a steel ingot, formed during cooling by escaping gases.v. piped, pip·ing, pipes v.tr.1. a. To convey (liquid or gas) by means of pipes.b. To convey as if by pipes, especially to transmit by wire or cable: piped music into the store.2. To provide with pipes or connect with pipes.3. a. To play (a tune) on a pipe or pipes.b. To lead by playing on pipes.4. Nautical a. To signal (crew members) with a boatswain's pipe.b. To receive aboard or mark the departure of by sounding a boatswain's pipe.5. To utter in a shrill reedy tone.6. To furnish (a garment or fabric) with piping.7. To force through a pastry tube, as frosting onto a cake.8. Slang To take a look at; notice.v.intr.1. To play on a pipe.2. To speak shrilly; make a shrill sound.3. To chirp or whistle, as a bird does.4. Nautical To signal the crew with a boatswain's pipe.5. Metallurgy To develop conical cavities during solidification.Phrasal Verbs: pipe down Slang To stop talking; be quiet. pipe up To speak up.

[Middle English, from Old English pīpe, from Vulgar Latin *pīpa, from Latin pīpāre, to chirp.]

pipe

(paɪp) n1. (General Engineering) a long tube of metal, plastic, etc, used to convey water, oil, gas, etc2. a long tube or case3. (Recreational Drugs) a. an object made in any of various shapes and sizes, consisting of a small bowl with an attached tubular stem, in which tobacco or other substances are smokedb. (as modifier): a pipe bowl. 4. (Recreational Drugs) Also called: pipeful the amount of tobacco that fills the bowl of a pipe5. (Biology) zoology botany any of various hollow organs, such as the respiratory passage of certain animals6. (Instruments) a. any musical instrument whose sound production results from the vibration of an air column in a simple tubeb. any of the tubular devices on an organ, in which air is made to vibrate either directly, as in a flue pipe, or by means of a reed7. (Instruments) an obsolete three-holed wind instrument, held in the left hand while played and accompanied by the tabor. See tabor8. (Instruments) the pipes See bagpipes9. a shrill voice or sound, as of a bird10. (Nautical Terms) a. a boatswain's pipeb. the sound it makes11. (Anatomy) (plural) informal the respiratory tract or vocal cords12. (Metallurgy) metallurgy a conical hole in the head of an ingot, made by escaping gas as the metal cools13. (Mining & Quarrying) a cylindrical vein of rich ore, such as one of the vertical diamond-bearing veins at Kimberley, South Africa14. (Geological Science) Also called: volcanic pipe a vertical cylindrical passage in a volcano through which molten lava is forced during eruption15. slang US something easy to do, esp a simple course in college16. put that in your pipe and smoke it informal accept that fact if you canvb17. (Music, other) to play (music) on a pipe18. (tr) to summon or lead by a pipe: to pipe the dancers. 19. to utter (something) shrilly20. (Nautical Terms) a. to signal orders to (the crew) by a boatswain's pipeb. (tr) to signal the arrival or departure of: to pipe the admiral aboard. 21. (tr) to convey (water, gas, etc) by a pipe or pipes22. (tr) to provide with pipes23. (Knitting & Sewing) (tr) to trim (an article, esp of clothing) with piping24. (Cookery) (tr) to force (cream, icing, etc) through a shaped nozzle to decorate food[Old English pīpe (n), pīpian (vb), ultimately from Latin pīpāre to chirp] ˈpipeless adj ˈpipy adj

pipe

(paɪp) n1. a large cask for wine, oil, etc2. (Units) a measure of capacity for wine equal to four barrels. 1 pipe is equal to 126 US gallons or 105 Brit gallons3. a cask holding this quantity with its contents[C14: via Old French (in the sense: tube, tubular vessel), ultimately from Latin pīpāre to chirp; compare pipe¹]

pipe¹

(paɪp)

n., v. piped, pip•ing. n. 1. a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, etc. 2. a tube of wood, clay, or other material, with a small bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco, opium, etc. 3. a quantity, as of tobacco, filling the bowl of such a smoking utensil. 4. a. a musical wind instrument, as a flute or oboe, constructed of a single tube. b. a small recorder held with one hand while the other beats a drum. c. one of the tubes from which the tones of an organ are produced; flue pipe or reed pipe. d. pipes, bagpipe. e. pipes, panpipe. 5. a high-pitched whistle used by a boastswain for giving signals. 6. the call or utterance of a bird, frog, etc. 7. pipes, the human vocal cords or the voice, esp. as used in singing. 8. a. a tubular organ or passage. b. Usu., pipes. the human respiratory passage. 9. any of various tubular or cylindrical objects or natural formations, as an eruptive passage of a volcano or geyser. 10. a. a cylindrical vein or body of ore. b. (in South Africa) a vertical, cylindrical matrix, of intrusive igneous origin, in which diamonds are found. v.i. 11. to play on a pipe. 12. to speak in a high-pitched or piercing tone. 13. to make or utter a shrill sound like that of a pipe. 14. to signal, as with a boatswain's pipe. v.t. 15. to convey by or as if by pipes. 16. to supply with pipes. 17. to play (music) on a pipe or pipes. 18. to summon, order, etc., by sounding a boatswain's pipe or whistle. 19. to bring, lead, etc., by or as if by playing on a pipe: to pipe dancers. 20. to utter in a shrill tone: to pipe a command. 21. to trim or finish with piping, as an article of clothing. 22. to force (dough, frosting, etc.) through a pastry tube onto a baking sheet, cake or pie, etc. 23. to convey by an electrical wire or cable: to pipe in music. 24. pipe down, Slang. to stop talking; be quiet. 25. pipe up, to make oneself heard, esp. as to assert oneself; speak up. [before 1000; Middle English, Old English pīpe musical pipe, tube (c. German Pfeife, Old Norse pīpa) < Vulgar Latin *pīpa, derivative of Latin pīpāre to chirp, play a pipe]

pipe²

(paɪp)

n. 1. a large cask, of varying capacity, esp. for wine or oil. 2. such a cask as a measure of liquid capacity, equal to 4 barrels, 2 hogsheads, or 126 gallons. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French, ultimately same as pipe¹]

pipe

Past participle: piped
Gerund: piping

Imperative
pipe
pipe

Present
I pipe
you pipe
he/she/it pipes
we pipe
you pipe
they pipe

Preterite
I piped
you piped
he/she/it piped
we piped
you piped
they piped

Present Continuous
I am piping
you are piping
he/she/it is piping
we are piping
you are piping
they are piping

Present Perfect
I have piped
you have piped
he/she/it has piped
we have piped
you have piped
they have piped

Past Continuous
I was piping
you were piping
he/she/it was piping
we were piping
you were piping
they were piping

Past Perfect
I had piped
you had piped
he/she/it had piped
we had piped
you had piped
they had piped

Future
I will pipe
you will pipe
he/she/it will pipe
we will pipe
you will pipe
they will pipe

Future Perfect
I will have piped
you will have piped
he/she/it will have piped
we will have piped
you will have piped
they will have piped

Future Continuous
I will be piping
you will be piping
he/she/it will be piping
we will be piping
you will be piping
they will be piping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been piping
you have been piping
he/she/it has been piping
we have been piping
you have been piping
they have been piping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been piping
you will have been piping
he/she/it will have been piping
we will have been piping
you will have been piping
they will have been piping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been piping
you had been piping
he/she/it had been piping
we had been piping
you had been piping
they had been piping

Conditional
I would pipe
you would pipe
he/she/it would pipe
we would pipe
you would pipe
they would pipe

Past Conditional
I would have piped
you would have piped
he/she/it would have piped
we would have piped
you would have piped
they would have piped

pipe

To decorate by applying icing, purée, butter, etc., through a forcing bag and nozzle.

Pipe

A unit of liquid volume. One pipe equals two Hogsheads.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pipe - a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobaccotobacco pipepipe bowl, bowl - a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobaccobriar pipe, briar - a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heathcalabash pipe, calabash - a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourdcalumet, peace pipe, pipe of peace - a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)clay pipe - a pipe made of claycalean, chicha, hookah, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly, kalian, narghile, nargileh, sheesha, shisha, water pipe - an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water; "a bipolar world with the hookah and Turkish coffee versus hamburgers and Coca Cola"meerschaum - a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaummouthpiece - the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouthstem - the tube of a tobacco pipetube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
	2.	pipe - a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.pipage, pipingchimneypot - a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draftdischarge pipe - a pipe through which fluids can be dischargeddrainpipe, waste pipe, drain - a pipe through which liquid is carried awaydrilling pipe - a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mudelbow - a length of pipe with a sharp bend in itexhaust pipe - a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the mufflerfuel line, petrol line, gas line - a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine; "the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line"main - a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewagemanifold - a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipespipeline, line - a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"riser main, riser pipe, riser pipeline, riser - a vertical pipe in a buildingsparge pipe - a horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its length so as to deliver a spray of waterspout - an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grainstandpipe - a vertical pipesteam line, steam pipe - a pipe conducting steamtailpipe - a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a cartube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
	3.	pipe - a hollow cylindrical shape tubecylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line
	4.	pipe - a tubular wind instrument bagpipe - a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the dronechanter, melody pipe - reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is playedbourdon, drone pipe, drone - a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tonefipple flute, fipple pipe, vertical flute, recorder - a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiecepandean pipe, panpipe, syrinx - a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound togetherpitch pipe - a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singingwind instrument, wind - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
	5.	pipe - the flues and stops on a pipe organorgan pipe, pipeworkflue pipe, labial pipe, flue - organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lippipe organ, organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboardorgan stop - a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone qualityreed pipe - organ pipe with a vibrating reedwind instrument, wind - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
Verb	1.	pipe - utter a shrill cryshriek, shrill, pipe upcry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"caterwaul, yowl - utter shrieks, as of cats
	2.	pipe - transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
	3.	pipe - play on a pipe; "pipe a tune"music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"play - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"pipe up - begin to play or sing
	4.	pipe - trim with piping; "pipe the skirt"adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

pipe

noun1. tube, drain, canal, pipeline, line, main, passage, cylinder, hose, conduit, duct, conveyor The liquid is conveyed along a pipe.2. clay (pipe), briar, calabash (rare), meerschaum, hookah (rare) He gave up cigarettes and started smoking a pipe.3. whistle, horn, recorder, fife, flute, wind instrument, penny whistle Pan is often pictured playing a reed pipe.verb1. convey, channel, supply, conduct, bring in, transmit, siphon The gas is piped through a coil surrounded by water.pipe down (Informal) be quiet, shut up (informal), hush, stop talking, quieten down, shush, button it (slang), belt up (slang), shut your mouth, hold your tongue, put a sock in it (Brit. slang), button your lip (slang) Just pipe down and I'll tell you what I want.pipe up speak, volunteer, speak up, have your say, raise your voice, make yourself heard, put your oar in `That's right, mister,' another child piped up. see tobacco

Translations

管子管道输送尖声高叫烟斗用管乐器吹奏

pipe

(paip) noun1. a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow. a water pipe; a drainpipe.管子2. a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked. He smokes a pipe; (also adjective) pipe tobacco.烟斗3. a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound. He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.管乐器 verb1. to convey gas, water etc by a pipe. Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.管道输送2. to play (music) on a pipe or pipes. He piped a tune.用管乐器吹奏3. to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound. `Hallo,' the little girl piped.尖声高叫ˈpiper noun a person who plays a pipe or pipes, especially the bagpipes. 吹奏手pipes noun plural bagpipes or some similar instrument. He plays the pipes.风笛ˈpiping noun1. the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes. 吹箫2. (the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes. lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy.管道系统 adjective (of a sound) high-pitched. a piping voice.尖声的pipe dream an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out. For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream. 白日梦，幻想 ˈpipeline noun a long line of pipes used for conveying oil, gas, water etc. an oil pipeline across the desert.管线piping hot very hot. piping hot soup.滚烫的

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pipe

between the pipes

In ice hockey, field hockey, or lacrosse, playing the position of goalkeeper. The word "pipes" refers to the pipe-like bars that make up the frame of the goal. It should be a great game—I hear the new goalie is a demon between the pipes. Remember, when you're between the pipes, you are the last line of defense!See also: between, pipe

lay the pipe

vulgar slang To have sexual intercourse (with someone, usually a woman). (Typically said of or by a man.) Teenage boys often have an obsessive preoccupation with laying the pipe as soon as possible, which is reinforced by peer pressure from their male friends or schoolmates.See also: lay, pipe

smoke the peace pipe (with someone)

To reach an agreement or understanding (with someone); to resolve a dispute or stop fighting (with someone). Alludes to the calumet used by certain Native American tribes for ceremonial purposes, such as a covenant or peace treaty. In a surprise turn of events, it seems that the environmentalist group is looking to smoke the peace pipe with the largest lobbying body of the oil industry. I don't understand why there has been so much tension between you. You need to both sit down like rational adults, smoke the peace pipe together, and get on with your lives.See also: peace, pipe, smoke

pipe dream

A dream or idea that is impossible to accomplish. Many say that achieving world peace is a pipe dream because human beings are so flawed in their logic and emotions.See also: dream, pipe

be in the pipeline

To be in progress. Don't worry, your raise is in the pipeline for next quarter. I hear some big changes are in the pipeline.See also: pipeline

pipe up

To make oneself heard; to interrupt or interject. The meeting was just about over when Tom piped up and asked why we hadn't looked at the budget. I'm sorry, if you can't hear me, just raise your hand and I'll pipe up.See also: pipe, up

put that in your pipe and smoke it

Take that decisive information or outcome and live with it! I pay your wages, and I'll say whether you can go on your break or not, so put that in your pipe and smoke it. Ha! I told you my team would win. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that

pipe (one's) eye

dated To weep. I could not help piping my eye at the thought of my dear, sweet son being away from home for Christmas.See also: eye, pipe

lead-pipe cinch

A task that is easily, effortlessly, or certain to be accomplished. I've been running marathons for years now, so this 5K run will be a lead-pipe cinch for me. Everyone assumed her election would be a lead-pipe cinch, so it shocked the entire nation when she lost.See also: cinch

pipe down

To become quiet and calm; to stop being loud or boisterous. Often said as a command. OK, class, pipe down! Let's begin our lesson, shall we? We piped down when we realized he was trying to tell us something important.See also: down, pipe

pipe away

To remove some gas or liquid (from something or some place) using one or more pipes. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pipe" and "away." We'll need to pipe away the toxic gas before we can activate the reactor. Piping groundwater away from the construction site should be our first priority.See also: away, pipe

pipe in

1. To supply something or some place with a gas or liquid using one or more pipes. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pipe" and "in." The investigation revealed that the automotive dealer had been piping in nitrous oxide to relax potential customers and make them more susceptible to purchasing a car. We just need to pipe water in and the house will be ready for us to move in.2. To play music in something or some place through speakers. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pipe" and "in." We've found that piping in music can really help the animals relax when they arrive. I wish the foreman wouldn't pipe in the same crappy pop music every single day on the job.See also: pipe

pipe (something) into (something or some place)

1. To supply something or some place with a gas or liquid using one or more pipes. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pipe" and "in." The investigation revealed that the automotive dealer had been piping nitrous oxide into its waiting rooms to relax potential customers and make them more susceptible to purchasing a car. We just need to pipe water into the house and it will be ready for us to move in.2. To play music in something or some place through speakers. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pipe" and "in." We've found that piping music into the shelter can really help the animals relax when they arrive. I wish the foreman wouldn't pipe same crappy radio station into the building site every single day on the job.See also: pipe

set of pipes

1. An ability to speak or shout very loudly. She may only be a half a year old, but she's got some set of pipes on her. If she doesn't want to do something, she'll let you know about it!2. A very good or highly developed singing voice. Wow, did you hear the set of pipes on that little boy? He sounds like a professional opera singer.See also: of, pipe, set

take the gas pipe

euphemism To kill oneself. A reference to the practice of putting one's head in an oven without a pilot light and turning the gas on, resulting in asphyxiation. I only found out recently that Tom's dad died many years ago by taking the gas pipe. I was at such a low point in my life that I was ready to take the gas pipe, but thankfully a good friend helped me out of my terrible depression.See also: gas, pipe, take

hash pipe

slang A pipe typically used for the smoking of hashish ("hash"). Do I need to use a hash pipe with this stuff?See also: hash, pipe

lead-pipe cinch

Fig. something very easy to do; something entirely certain to happen. I knew it was a lead-pie cinch that I would be selected to head the publication committee.See also: cinch

pipe down

to become quiet; to cease making noise; to shut up. (Especially as a rude command.) Pipe down! I'm trying to sleep. Come on! Pipe down and get back to work!See also: down, pipe

pipe dream

Fig. a wish or an idea that is impossible to achieve or carry out. (From the dreams or visions induced by the smoking of an opium pipe.) Going to the West Indies is a pipe dream. We'll never have enough money. Your hopes of winning a lot of money are just a silly pipe dream.See also: dream, pipe

pipe something away

to conduct a liquid or a gas away through a pipe. We will have to pipe the excess water away. They piped away the water.See also: away, pipe

pipe something (from some place) (to some place)

to conduct a liquid or a gas from one place to another place through a pipe. One oil company wanted to pipe oil all the way from northern Alaska to a southern port on the Pacific. The company pipes gas from the storage tanks in the middle of the state.

pipe something into some place

and pipe something in 1. Lit. to conduct a liquid or a gas into some place through a pipe. An excellent delivery system piped oxygen into every hospital room. They piped in oxygen to every room. They piped it in. 2. Fig. to bring music or other sound into a place over wires. They piped music into the stairways and elevators. The elevators were nice except that the management had piped in music.See also: pipe, place

pipe up (with something)

Fig. to interject a comment; to interrupt with a comment. Nick piped up with an interesting thought. You can always count on Alice to pipe up.See also: pipe, up

Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Fig. Inf. See how you like that!; It is final, and you have to live with it. Well, I'm not going to do what you want, so put that in your pipe and smoke it! I'm sick of you, and I'm leaving. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that

set of pipes

Fig. a very loud voice; a good singing voice. She has a nice set of pipes. With a set of pipes like that, she's a winner.See also: of, pipe, set

lead-pipe cinch

A certainty, an assured success. For example, "An engagement ain't always a lead-pipe cinch" (O. Henry, The Sphinx Apple, 1907). This colloquial expression is of disputed origin. It may allude to the cinch that tightly holds a horse's saddle in place, which can make it easier for the rider to succeed in a race; or it may allude to a cinch in plumbing, in which a lead pipe is fastened with a band of steel to another pipe or a fixture, making a very secure joint. [Late 1800s] See also: cinch

pipe down

Stop talking, be quiet, as in I wish you children would pipe down. This idiom is also used as an imperative, as in Pipe down! We want to listen to the opera. It comes from the navy, where the signal for all hands to turn in was sometimes sounded on a whistle or pipe. By 1900 it had been transferred to more general use. See also: down, pipe

pipe dream

A fantastic notion or vain hope, as in I'd love to have one home in the mountains and another at the seashore, but that's just a pipe dream . Alluding to the fantasies induced by smoking an opium pipe, this term has been used more loosely since the late 1800s. See also: dream, pipe

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] See also: pipe, up

put that in your pipe and smoke it

Take that information and give it some thought, as in I'm quitting at the end of the week-put that in your pipe and smoke it. This term alludes to the thoughtful appearance of many pipe smokers. [Colloquial; early 1800s] See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that

a pipe dream

If you describe something that someone wants to do or happen as a pipe dream, you mean that it is not realistic and will probably not happen. Oh, Toddy, it's a pipe dream. The banks won't lend you that sort of money. He said the figures showed that a third runway at the airport remained a pipe dream. Note: This expression refers to the sort of idea that someone is likely to have when they are smoking a drug in a pipe. See also: dream, pipe

put that in your pipe and smoke it

You say put that in your pipe and smoke it to tell someone that they must accept what you have said, even if they do not like it. As for rules, the only person who makes rules in this house is me. So she can put that in her pipe and smoke it.See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that

pipe your eye

weep. datedSee also: eye, pipe

put that in your pipe and smoke it

used to indicate that someone should accept what has been said, even if it is unwelcome. informal 1947 W. Somerset Maugham Creatures of Circumstance I'm engaged to her, so put that in your pipe and smoke it. See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that

a ˈpipe dream

a hope, belief, plan, etc. that will probably never come true: She’s got this pipe dream about being a pop star.This expression refers to smoking the drug opium, which makes you sleep and gives you powerful dreams.See also: dream, pipe

put ˈthat in your pipe and smoke it

(informal) used after telling somebody an unpleasant fact or truth, to say that they should accept it: I’m not giving you any more money to spend on that car. So put that in your pipe and smoke it!See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that

pipe down

v. Slang To stop talking; become quiet: Pipe down—I'm trying to sleep!See also: down, pipe

pipe up

v. To join a conversation with an opinion, especially unexpectedly: You should have piped up if you didn't agree with us.See also: pipe, up

hash pipe

n. a small pipe for smoking cannabis. (Drugs.) John kept a hash pipe on the shelf just for show. See also: hash, pipe

pipe

n. an easy course in school. I don’t want a full load of pipes. I want to learn something.

pipe down

in. to become quiet; to cease making noise; to shut up. (Especially as a rude command.) Pipe down! I’m trying to sleep. See also: down, pipe

Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

exclam. Take that!; See how you like that! You are the one who made the error, and we all know it. Put that in your pipe and smoke it! See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that

set of pipes

n. a very loud voice; a singing voice. With a set of pipes like that, she’s a winner. See also: of, pipe, set

take the pipe

1. and take the gas pipe tv. to commit suicide. (Originally by inhaling gas.) The kid was dropping everything in sight and finally took the pipe. 2. tv. to fail to perform under pressure; to cave in. (From sense 1) Don’t take the pipe, man. Stick in there! See also: pipe, take

take the gas pipe

verbSee take the pipeSee also: gas, pipe, take

lead-pipe cinch

An absolute certainty; an easy success. Unlike the meaning of this cliché, the etymology is uncertain. It originated in America in the late nineteenth century and may refer to (l) the cinch that holds a horse’s saddle in place, which, if well fastened, makes it easier for the rider to win a race; or (2), more likely, to plumbing, where a lead pipe is fastened with a steel band to another pipe or fixture, making for a very secure joint. O. Henry used the term in a short story published in 1907 (The Sphinx Apple): “An engagement ain’t always a lead-pipe cinch.”See also: cinch

pipe down, (to)

(To) be quiet. This term comes from the navy, where the boatswain’s signal for “All hands turn in” was sometimes made on a whistle or pipe. By 1900 Dialect Notes included a definition (“to stop talking”). Laurence Stallings and Maxwell Anderson used both forms, “Pipe down!” and “to pipe down,” in their play What Price Glory? (1926). See also: pipe

put that in your pipe and smoke it

Take that and think about it; digest that if you can. This term alludes to the frequent appearance of pipe smokers as thoughtful and/or contemplative. The term has been current since the early nineteenth century. R. H. Barham used it in The Lay of St. Odille (1840): “For this you’ve my word, and I never yet broke it. So put that in your pipe, my Lord Otto, and smoke it.”See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that

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