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shut up
verb
shut up; shutting up; shuts up
: to cause (a person) to stop talking
: to cease writing or speaking
Synonyms
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 on the Web
Even some leaders in effective altruism and the adjacent rationalist community recognize this as a problem and advise people not to shut up that part of themselves.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 22 Sep. 2024
The latter debate went off the rails, largely because of Trump’s interruptions, to the point where Biden told him to shut up.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
But the episode truly crosses the line into hilarity when Chandler responds both by mocking him and telling him to shut up.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Aug. 2024
After Joe Biden's disastrous debate, Democrats worried about the president's chances in November are mired in a debate of their own: shut up or shout louder.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 9 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1814, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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Cite this Entry
“Shut up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shut%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
shut up
verb1
: to cause a person to stop talking
2
: to stop writing or speaking
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