shut up
shut up
be silent; make silent; close, lock
shut up!
quiet!, shut your mouth!
Shut up
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Shut up" is a
direct command with a meaning very similar to "be quiet"', but which is commonly perceived as a more forceful command to stop making noise or otherwise communicating, such as talking. The phrase is probably a shortened form of "
shut up your mouth" or "
shut your mouth up". Its use is generally considered
rude and not the polite word to use.
shut up
Verb
1. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
(synonym) close up, clam up, dummy up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mum
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"
(synonym) lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut away, lock up
(hypernym) confine
3. cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
(synonym) hush, quieten, silence, still, hush up
(hypernym) suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
(hyponym) shush
(cause) hush
(verb-group) quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
Adjective
1. closely confined
(synonym) pent, shut up(p)
(similar) confined
shut up
zavřít pusu, ztichnout
shut up
zamykać gębę, zamknąć się, zamknąć buzię/gębę, stul pysk; zamykać gębę komuś
shut up in
zamykać kogoś/coś (gdzieś)