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  • 61shut\ up — v 1. informal To stop talking. Little Ruthie told Father about his birthday surprise before Mother could shut her up. Often used as a command; usually considered rude. Shut up and let Joe say something. If you ll shut up for a minute, I ll tell… …

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  • 62shut — I. verb (shut; shutting) Etymology: Middle English shetten, shutten, from Old English scyttan; akin to Middle Dutch schutten to shut in, Old English scēotan to shoot more at shoot Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to move into… …

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  • 63shut up — Synonyms and related words: anchoritic, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, be mute, be silent, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, bolt, bottle up, bound, box in, box up, button, button up, cage,… …

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  • 64shut in — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you shut someone or something in a room, you close the door so that they cannot leave it. [V n P n] The door enables us to shut the birds in the shelter in bad weather. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you shut yourself in a room, you stay… …

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  • 65shut up — 1) informal will you please shut up so we can hear the movie? Syn: be quiet, keep quiet, hold one s tongue, keep one s lips sealed; stop talking, quiet (down); informal keep mum, button it, hush up, shut it, shut your face/mouth/trap, put a sock… …

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  • 66shut — verb please shut the door shut down shut in shut out shut up Syn: close, pull/push to, slam, fasten; put the lid on, bar, lock, secure …

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  • 67shut — verb please shut the door Syn: close, pull to, push to, slam, fasten, put the lid on, lock, secure Ant: open, unlock Phrases: shut down shut up …

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  • 68shut in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shut in : present tense I/you/we/they shut in he/she/it shuts in present participle shutting in past tense shut in past participle shut in to put a person or animal in a place that they cannot leave …

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  • 69shut —   Pani, āpani; panikū (abruptly); ōlepe (as Venetian blinds); mū (the lips).    ♦ Shutting off, as from view, papani.    ♦ Half shut, as eyes, pīoioi.    ♦ To shut the eyes, pani i nā maka.    ♦ To shut up, confine, hana pa a.    ♦ Shut up!… …

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  • 70shut up — verb a) To close (a building) so that no one can enter. You know the doctors ways, sir, replied Poole, and how he shuts himself up. Well, hes shut up again in the cabinet; and I dont like it, sirI wish I may die if I like it. Mr. Utterson, sir,… …

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