Analysis Complete

shut up

/ shut up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
"The children shut up when their father approached"
Opposites:
open up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please silence the children in the church!"
Opposites:
louden
Type of:
suppress stamp down inhibit
Kinds of:
shush lull calm down shout down gag
Derived:
hush stillness still muteness silence
Verb group:
quieten hush quiet quiesce quiet down
Causes:
hush
See also:
whitewash gloss over sleek over hush up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
confine
Derived:
locking lockup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

open up suppress stamp down inhibit shush lull calm down shout down gag louden confine