shut up

Verb	1.	shut up - refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached" Synonyms: be quiet, belt up, button up, clam up, keep mum, close up, dummy up
	2.	shut up - place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" Synonyms: lock away, put away, shut away, lock in, lock up, lock
	3.	shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" Synonyms: silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten
Adj.	1.	shut up - closely confined Synonyms: pent