to be shut up

Definition von to be shut up im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
shut up: Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise
You are talking so loud that I can't hear the music — would you mind shutting up?.
shut up: To close (a building) so that no one can enter
shut up: To stop (a person) from talking or (a person or thing) making noise
shut up: To enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave
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..
shut up: To put (an object) in a secure enclosed place
shut up: To terminate (a business)
shut up: I don't believe it!, no way!
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"
shut up: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
shut up: If someone shuts up or if someone shuts them up, they stop talking. You can say `shut up' as an impolite way to tell a person to stop talking. Just shut up, will you? A sharp put-down was the only way to shut her up
shut up: be silent; make silent; close, lock
shut up: closely confined
shut up: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"