All shut up synonyms
shut up
S s verb shut up
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- interning β to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
- corked β (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
- cage β A cage is a structure of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
- lock up β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- confine β To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- dummy up β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- closet β A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things.
- burke β Edmund. 1729β97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
- hold one's tongue β Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- clamp down β To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- hogtie β to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- immure β to enclose within walls.
- mew β a cage for hawks, especially while molting.
- mothball β a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- dry up β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- confute β to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove
- mure β Obsolete. a wall.
- burked β to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
- constipate β to cause constipation in
- mures β a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- co-oped β a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- cool out β to relax and cool down
- corral β In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
- dulling β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- constipating β to cause constipation in; make costive.
- cool down β If someone cools down or if you cool them down, they become less angry than they were.
- burking β to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- button one's lip β to stop talking: often imperative
- crack down β If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws.
- corking β excellent
- fence in β a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- hold down β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- overawe β to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate: He often uses that imperious scowl to overawe his subordinates.
- choke back β If you choke back tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion.
- quieten β to become quiet (often followed by down).
- in-tern β to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
- hush β to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
- button up β to fasten (a garment) with a button or buttons
- clam up β If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- choke off β To choke off financial growth means to restrict or control the rate at which a country's economy can grow.
- coop β A coop is a cage where you keep small animals or birds such as chickens and rabbits.
- iced β of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.
- walled β of or relating to a wall: wall space.
- close in β If a group of people close in on a person or place, they come nearer and nearer to them and gradually surround them.
- cool it β If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- encase β Enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround.
adjective shut up
- quarantined β a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- enclosed β Surround or close off on all sides.