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Uncommonshut up
The correct spelling is shut up.
How to pronounce shut up
/ʃʌt ˈʌp/
verbIPA: /ʃʌt ˈʌp/
Say it like: Shu-t u-p
The correct spelling is shut up. To close (a building) so that no one can enter. For example: "He was blathering on about something, but I managed to shut him up."
Usage Examples
“He was blathering on about something, but I managed to shut him up.”
“I got accepted to Yale! – Shut up, really? That's awesome!”
“I just heard that your wife was trying to shut you up for the insurance money.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To close (a building) so that no one can enter.
- 2.To terminate (a business).
- 3.To enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave.
- 4.To put (an object) in a secure enclosed place.
- 5.Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise.
adjective
- 1.Closed up or off, as in a building that no one is to enter.
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