Shut Up (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Close Up
• Dummy Up
• Clam Up
• Belt Up
• Button Up
• Keep Mum
• Be Quiet

Meaning ²

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".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Lock Up
• Lock Away
• Put Away
• Lock In
• Shut Away
• Lock

Hypernyms

• Confine

Meaning ³

Cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Hush
• Hush Up
• Quieten
• Still
• Silence

Hypernyms

• Conquer
• Suppress
• Subdue
• Stamp Down

Hyponyms

• Shout Down
• Lull
• Muzzle
• Shush
• Calm Down
• Gag