Local English word record

button up

verb · 1 sense

refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent

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Examples

  • The children shut up when their father approached

Word relationships

Synonyms

close up, clam up, dummy up, shut up, belt up, be quiet, keep mum

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Princeton WordNet 3.0