Definition of shut up
: to cause (a person) to stop talking
: to cease writing or speaking
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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 of shut up from the Web
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Crosby, who has 93 points in 63 career regular-season games against Philly, shut up the orange-and-black die-hards with a wraparound goal off a turnover midway through the first.
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Jewish artists had been killed or exiled, but Communist artists, including several here, had been merely shut up and conscripted.
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People in practice my junior year, like Youcef (Merabet), Scott (Smith), Tabo (Tarun) — all those guys would never shut up and keep cheering the guys on.
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The Fed’s surprise rate increases in early 1994 humbled some of the biggest names in finance, with hedge-fund legend Michael Steinhardt shutting up shop the following year.
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Harassment is intended to silence women, making the cost of speaking out so high, shutting up feels like the easiest option.
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Ntwali, who has worked for various Rwandan media companies and as an independent journalist, has been targeted for his views, his reporting and his refusal to shut up and leave the country for good.
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So love your neighbor Then shut up and listen LISTEN.
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Likewise, Vikings offensive linemen didn't sound inclined to talk tough about shutting up Jordan.
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First Known Use of shut up
1814
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hold one's tongue (or hold one's peace);
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