shut up
English Thesaurus
1. cause to be quiet or not talk (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | shush, |
| definition | : | silence (someone) by uttering `shush!' (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | calm down, lull, |
| definition | : | become quiet or less intensive (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | shout down, |
| definition | : | silence or overwhelm by shouting (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | gag, muzzle, |
| definition | : | prevent from speaking out (verb.perception) |
| cause | : | hush, |
| definition | : | become quiet or still; fall silent (verb.change) |
2. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | confine, |
| definition | : | prevent from leaving or from being removed (verb.contact) |
3. closely confined (adj.all)
| similar | : | confined, |
| definition | : | not free to move about (adj.all) |
4. cause to be quiet or not talk (verb.change)
| antonym | : | louden, |
| definition | : | cause to become loud (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | muffler, silencer, |
| definition | : | a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | silencer, |
| definition | : | short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | muteness, silence, |
| definition | : | a refusal to speak when expected (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | quiet, silence, |
| definition | : | the absence of sound (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | silence, |
| definition | : | the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking) (noun.state) |
5. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent (verb.communication)
| antonym | : | open up, |
| definition | : | talk freely and without inhibition (verb.communication) |
6. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | locking, lockup, |
| definition | : | the act of locking something up to protect it (noun.act) |
7. cause to be quiet or not talk (verb.change)
| antonym | : | louden, |
| definition | : | cause to become loud (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | muffler, silencer, |
| definition | : | a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | silencer, |
| definition | : | short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | muteness, silence, |
| definition | : | a refusal to speak when expected (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | quiet, silence, |
| definition | : | the absence of sound (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | silence, |
| definition | : | the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking) (noun.state) |
8. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent (verb.communication)
| antonym | : | open up, |
| definition | : | talk freely and without inhibition (verb.communication) |
9. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | locking, lockup, |
| definition | : | the act of locking something up to protect it (noun.act) |
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