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Definitioner
Verb
- (transitive) To close (a building) so that no one can enter.
- (transitive) To terminate (a business).
- (transitive) To enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave.
- (transitive) To put (an object) in a secure enclosed place.
- (ergative) Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise.
- (intransitive, colloquial, used only in the imperative) I don't believe it!, no way!
Exempel
- "You know the doctor's ways, sir," replied Poole, "and how he shuts himself up. Well, he's shut up again in the cabinet; and I don't like it, sir—I wish I may die if I like it. Mr. Utterson, sir, I'm afraid."
- You are talking so loud that I can't hear the music — would you mind shutting up?
- He was blathering on about something, but I managed to shut him up.
- "I got accepted to Yale!" / "Shut up, really? That's awesome!"
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