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KEEP MUM
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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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