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shut up
- See:
- shut
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phrase |
| definition 1: |
to enclose; confine.
They shut him up in a prison cell.- synonyms:
- confine, coop, enclose
- similar words:
- fasten, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock up, pen
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| definition 2: |
to make or become quiet.
Her insults shut them up.He shut up when I walked in.- synonyms:
- hush, quiet, shush
- similar words:
- clam up, gag, muzzle, silence
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| related words: |
cage, hush |
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