close up (v)
clam up (v)
dummy up (v)
shut up (v)
belt up (v)
button up (v)
be quiet (v)
keep mum (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def refuse to talk or stop talking
def fall silent
examples The children shut up when their father approached
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Outgoing links
Antonym close up → open up
Incoming links
Antonym open up → close up

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