English adjective: shut up | |||
1. | shut up closely confined | ||
Synonyms | pent | ||
Similar | confined | ||
Antonyms | unconfined | ||
English verb: shut up | |||
1. | shut up (communication) refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent | ||
Samples | The children shut up when their father approached. | ||
Synonyms | be quiet, belt up, button up, clam up, close up, dummy up, keep mum | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Antonyms | open up | ||
2. | shut up (contact) place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape | ||
Samples | The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend. She locked her jewels in the safe. | ||
Synonyms | lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | confine | ||
3. | shut up (change) cause to be quiet or not talk | ||
Samples | Please silence the children in the church!. | ||
Synonyms | hush, hush up, quieten, silence, still | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | calm down, gag, lull, muzzle, shout down, shush | ||
Cause | hush | ||
Verb group | hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten | ||
Antonyms | louden | ||