SHUT UP as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • cause to be quiet or not talk
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Please silence the children in the church!
    Hypernyms(s) shut up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) See Also Cause(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • refuse to talk or stop talking
    • fall silent
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The children shut up when their father approached
    Antonym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend
    • She locked her jewels in the safe
    Hypernyms(s) shut up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)