·noun The Kob.
·vt To accompany, or attend on, with singing. II. Sing ·vi To utter sweet melodious sounds, as bird...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
To call out; the coves sing out beef; they call out stop thief. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
To be humbled, confounded, or abashed, to have little or nothing to say for one's-self. ...
To make a bullying boaster sing small, by lowering his arrogance. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book