# pipe down

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To be quiet; to refrain from being noisy.
2. To dismiss from muster, as a ship's company.
3. Of a man, to have penetrative sex with a woman.

## Etymology
The sex sense is related to lay the pipe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pipe-down