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121shut up — {v.} 1. {informal} To stop talking. * /Little Ruthie told Father about his birthday surprise before Mother could shut her up./ Often used as a command; usually considered rude. * /Shut up and let Joe say something./ * /If you ll shut up for a… …
122shut out — Synonyms and related words: ban, banned, bar, bar out, barred, barricade, blank, blanked, block, block out, block up, blockade, bolt, bulldoze, chock, choke, choke off, clobber, close, close off, close tight, close up, constrict, count out, cream …
123shut\ up — v 1. informal To stop talking. Little Ruthie told Father about his birthday surprise before Mother could shut her up. Often used as a command; usually considered rude. Shut up and let Joe say something. If you ll shut up for a minute, I ll tell… …
124shut up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cease speaking] Syn. be quiet, stop talking, quiet, hush, quit chattering, silence, dry up*. 2. [To close] Syn. padlock, close up, close down, close out, stop; see also close 4 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To… …
125close — I. v. a. 1. Shut, shut up. 2. Stop, obstruct, choke, stop up, clog. 3. Conclude, finish, terminate, end, cease, complete, bring to a period. II. v. n. 1. Unite, coalesce, come together, be brought together. 2. Terminate, end, be concluded, cease …
126close up shop — “ phrasal 1. : to shut up shop 2. : to cease all activities * * * I see shop II close (or shut) up shop cease business or operation, either temporarily or permanently the cafes must shut up shop by July 22 …
127close — I adjective 1) the town is close to Leeds Syn: near, nearby, adjacent, neighbouring, adjoining, abutting, at hand 2) a very close match Syn: even, neck and neck 3) …
128close down — verb cease to operate or cause to cease operating The owners decided to move and to close the factory My business closes every night at 8 P.M. close up the shop • Syn: ↑close up, ↑close, ↑fold, ↑shut down …
