CLAM UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent

Example:

The children shut up when their father approached

Synonyms:

be quiet; belt up; button up; clam up; close up; dummy up; keep mum; shut up

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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