Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pipe_up
2 senses of pipe up
Sense 1
pipe up -- (begin to play or sing)
=> perform, execute, do -- (carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance")
Sense 2
shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe -- (utter a shrill cry)
=> shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -- (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")