Definition of Shut-up

Verb

• cause to be quiet or not talk
  "Please silence the children in the church!"
  hush quieten silence still - hush 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
• 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

Adjective

• closely confined
  pent

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