Definition of shut up Shut up

We found 10 definitions of shut up from 2 different sources.

What does shut up mean?

Adjective
shut up - closely confined
		pent
Verb
shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
		hush, quieten, silence, still, hush up
		louden cause to become loud
		hush run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
		pipe down, quiesce, quiet down, quiet, quieten, hush become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
		stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"
		sleek over, gloss over, hush up, whitewash treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
		shush silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
		calm down, lull become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
		shout down silence or overwhelm by shouting
		muzzle, gag fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"
shut up - place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe"
		lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut away, lock up
		confine prevent from leaving or from being removed
shut up - refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
		close up, clam up, dummy up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mum
		open up talk freely and without inhibition

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shut up (Verb)
To close a building so that no one can enter.
shut up (Verb)
To terminate a business.
shut up (Verb)
To enclose a person, animal or thing in a room or other place so that it cannot leave.
shut up (Verb)
To put an object in a secure enclosed place.
shut up (Verb)
Of a person, to stop talking or of a person or thing making noise.
shut up (Verb)
I don't believe it!, no way !

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