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shut up
verb
shut up; shutting up; shuts up
: to cause (a person) to stop talking
: to cease writing or speaking
Synonyms
Examples of shut up in a Sentence
you have no right to tell the rest of us to shut up
nothing I said would shut them up
Recent Examples on the Web
Cancer June 21 – July 22 There’s wisdom in shutting up.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
The more men told her to sit down and shut up, the less willing Chaney was to do it.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
Now, it is put up or shut up time for many in the organization.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
What happens when the person who has been taking up the conversational burden for decades is forced to shut up and listen to the pros and cons of invasive flora?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1814, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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Cite this Entry
“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shut%20up. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
shut up
verb1
: to cause a person to stop talking
2
: to stop writing or speaking
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