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Definition of Shut up
1. Verb. Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent. "The children shut up when their father approached"
Exact synonyms: Be Quiet, Belt Up, Button Up, Clam Up, Close Up, Dummy Up, Keep Mum
Antonyms: Open Up
Antonyms: Open Up
2. Adjective. Closely confined.
3. Verb. Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape. "She locked her jewels in the safe"
Exact synonyms: Lock, Lock Away, Lock In, Lock Up, Put Away, Shut Away
Generic synonyms: Confine
Derivative terms: Lockup
Generic synonyms: Confine
Derivative terms: Lockup
4. Verb. Cause to be quiet or not talk. "Please silence the children in the church!"
Exact synonyms: Hush, Hush Up, Quieten, Silence, Still
Specialized synonyms: Shush, Calm Down, Lull, Shout Down, Gag, Muzzle
Causes: Hush
Generic synonyms: Conquer, Curb, Inhibit, Stamp Down, Subdue, Suppress
Related verbs: Hush, Pipe Down, Quiesce, Quiet, Quiet Down, Quieten
Derivative terms: Hush, Silence, Silence, Silence, Silencer, Silencer, Still
Also: Hush Up
Antonyms: Louden
Specialized synonyms: Shush, Calm Down, Lull, Shout Down, Gag, Muzzle
Causes: Hush
Generic synonyms: Conquer, Curb, Inhibit, Stamp Down, Subdue, Suppress
Related verbs: Hush, Pipe Down, Quiesce, Quiet, Quiet Down, Quieten
Derivative terms: Hush, Silence, Silence, Silence, Silencer, Silencer, Still
Also: Hush Up
Antonyms: Louden
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shut Up
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