"pipe up"............... Hello to helpers who speak the beautiful language, English. Thanks for checking out my question. I love the versatility that phrasal verbs give us but it seems that one combo

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"pipe up"............... Hello to helpers who speak the beautiful language, English. Thanks for checking out my question. I love the versatility that phrasal verbs give us but it seems that one combo can mean several different things, and I am not sure if I get the meaning right at times. Can you tell me if I figured the meanings out correctly? Here are some examples, 1. If my limited Spanish had extended to “Get over it, girl,” I might have been tempted to pipe up myself. =If my Spanish had been better, I might have wanted to present my opinion. 2. These are piped up to the surface and used to drive turbines to produce electricity. =These are brought up to the surface(?) 3. But after the stump speech, a local lawyer, Mike Cunningham, piped up with the question on everyone’s mind. =But after the baffling speech, a local lawyer gave everyone something to think about. 4. "The captain wishes to see you in his office before you are piped up to work again." = The captain wants to see you before you are ready to work again. 5. Very well, then, who am I to pipe up with my opinions? =(with 'tude) who am I to speak up? = who cares what I think? = what I think doesnt matter, right? 6. "Why couldn't Charlie and Frank stay with the Porter boys till we get back?" piped up Edna from her stool by the fire. =Edna raised her voice because she was quite botherd about having to tag along Charlie and Frank. 7. In the #6, Piped up Edna = Edna piped up? Thank you. 6 = Edna raised her voice because she was quite botherd about the fact that Charlie and Frank are tagging her along.

Dec 2, 2012 9:01 PM

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You've made this more complex than necessary. "Pipe up" can mean two things: 1) To speak up or raise your voice. Like someone suddenly playing a pipe (flute) louder. 2) To send to an "upper level", (as if) via a pipe. In your examples, this is figurative.

December 2, 2012

Actually, in example number 2, the use of piped is literal. To pipe means to transport via a pipe or tube. In this case, it seems that you are talking about compressed water vapors being piped from a heat exchanger on a level below to the surface level where steam turbines are located. When you used literally, you can pipe things up, down, in, out, through, across, over etc. In phrasal verbs: pipe-up: join a conversation after remaining silent for an extended time or to make a succinct comment. pipe-in: similar to pipe up except that it always refers to joining an existing conversation and can also used for intermittent contributions. For example, when you pipe-up, you break silence, but you can pipe-in an abrupt contribution once or several times during a conversation. pipe-down: to be quiet. It's like saying "shut up!"

December 2, 2012

to pipe up / to pipe in = to contribute to a conversation a phrasal verb with a similar feel to it is: to chime in The image is someone is sitting, quietly listening to a few other people talking or discussing or maybe arguing about something. Suddenly that quiet person thinks of something that is really relevant -- maybe they suddenly think of the solution the others are arguing about. So when this person suddenly joins the conversation to give their opinion, this is piping in or chiming in.

December 2, 2012

All of those sentences are good, except #4. I have never heard "piped up" used in that way. Also, in #3, a "stump speech" is a political speech. Stump(ed) does not mean baffling in this case.

December 2, 2012

Number four relates to a nautical expression. A bosun's pipe conveys a signal or order using a note pattern. An officer might be said to be "piped aboard", for example.

December 2, 2012

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