• v.
    ⦿refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
    lexical concept
  • The children shut up when their father approached

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechverb
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:be quiet
  2. enl:belt up
  3. enl:button up
  4. enl:clam up
  5. enl:close up
  6. enl:dummy up
  7. enl:keep mum
  8. enl:shut up
wn:interlingual indexili:i26775

Other

skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • be quietbelt upbutton upclam upclose updummy upkeep mumshut up
  • be quietbelt upbutton upclam upclose updummy upkeep mum