shut up

/ʃət əp/

/ʃət əp/

Other forms: shutting up; shuts up

Definitions of shut up

1. verb

   cause to be quiet or not talk
   synonyms: hush, hush up, quieten, silence, still

   hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten

   become quiet or quieter

   types:

   shush

   silence (someone) by uttering 'shush!'

   calm down, lull

   become quiet or less intensive

   shout down

   silence or overwhelm by shouting

   gag, muzzle

   prevent from speaking out

   type of:

   conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress

   to put down by force or authority
2. verb

   refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
   synonyms: be quiet, belt up, button up, clam up, close up, dummy up, keep mum
3. verb

   place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
   synonyms: lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away

   type of:

   confine

   prevent from leaving or from being removed
4. adjective

   closely confined
   synonyms: pent

   confined

   not free to move about