shut (in or up)

verb

Definition of shut (in or up)next
as in to bottle (up)

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  1. restrain
  2. contain
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  • The captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and restrain the attacker.
    — SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The ability to manage one’s thoughts, regulate emotions, and restrain impulses is key to a happy and healthy life.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
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  • In my own experiment, Claude was able to recognize that my genome file did not contain enough information to make reliable conclusions regarding genetic risk scores for common diseases.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Just minutes later, Meyer transferred $10,000 from a fund account containing only investor money to the Meyer Global Partners account.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of contain
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“Shut (in or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20%28in%20or%20up%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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