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单词 shut someone up
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to stop talking or cause (someone) to stop talking: often used in commands
(informal) 
A sharp put-down was the only way he knew of shutting her up.
Synonyms
silence
He tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.
gag
a journalist who claimed he was gagged by his bosses
hush
She tried to hush her noisy father.
muzzle
He complained of being muzzled by the chairman.
fall silent
button it (slang)
pipe down (slang)
Just pipe down and I'll tell you what I want.
hold your tongue
put a sock in it (British, slang)
keep your trap shut (slang)
cut the cackle (informal)
button your lip (slang)
(phrasal verb) 
They shut him up in a windowless tower.
Synonyms
confine
He has been confined to his barracks.
cage
Don't you think it's cruel to cage wild creatures?
imprison
He was imprisoned for 18 months on charges of anti-state agitation.
keep in
box in
intern
He was interned as an enemy at the outbreak of the war.
incarcerate
The general was incarcerated for life.
coop up
immure (archaic)
See shut

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cage
Definition
to confine in a cage
Don't you think it's cruel to cage wild creatures?
Synonyms
shut up,
confine,
restrain,
imprison,
lock up,
mew,
incarcerate,
fence in,
impound,
coop up,
immure (archaic),
pound
in the sense of gag
Definition
to deprive of free speech
a journalist who claimed he was gagged by his bosses
Synonyms
suppress,
silence,
subdue,
muffle,
curb,
stifle,
muzzle,
quieten
in the sense of hush
Definition
to make or be silent
She tried to hush her noisy father.
Synonyms
quieten,
still,
silence,
suppress,
mute,
muzzle,
shush

Nearby words of
shut someone up

  • shut down
  • shut someone off
  • shut someone out
  • shut someone up
  • shut something down
  • shut something in
  • shut something off

Synonyms of 'shut someone up'

shut someone up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of immure
Definition
to imprison
Synonyms
imprison,
jail,
confine,
cage,
enclose,
cloister,
incarcerate,
shut in or up,
wall up or in
in the sense of imprison
Definition
to confine in or as if in prison
He was imprisoned for 18 months on charges of anti-state agitation.
Synonyms
jail,
confine,
detain,
lock up,
constrain,
put away,
intern,
incarcerate,
send down (informal),
send to prison,
impound,
put under lock and key,
immure (archaic)
in the sense of incarcerate
Definition
to confine or imprison
The general was incarcerated for life.
Synonyms
imprison,
confine,
detain,
lock up,
restrict,
restrain,
intern,
send down (British),
impound,
coop up,
throw in jail,
put under lock and key,
immure (archaic),
jail or gaol
in the sense of intern
Definition
to imprison, esp. during wartime
He was interned as an enemy at the outbreak of the war.
Synonyms
imprison,
hold,
confine,
detain,
hold in custody
in the sense of muzzle
Definition
to prevent from being heard or noticed
He complained of being muzzled by the chairman.
Synonyms
suppress,
silence,
curb,
restrain,
choke,
gag,
stifle,
censor
in the sense of pipe down
Definition
to stop talking or making noise
Just pipe down and I'll tell you what I want.
Synonyms
be quiet,
shut up (informal),
hush,
stop talking,
quieten down,
shush,
button it (slang),
belt up (slang),
shut your mouth,
hold your tongue,
put a sock in it (British, slang),
button your lip (slang)
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