| 单词 | to shut head, face |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto shut (one's) head, face b. (a) to shut (one's) mouth: chiefly in pregnant sense, to cease from speaking, to hold one's tongue. So in modern slang, to shut (one's) head, face ( see face n. Phrases 1k(a) for examples of the latter). (b) to shut (another's) mouth: to render unable to speak, reply, find fault, disclose secrets, etc.; occasionally to prevent (an animal) from devouring. (c) shut it (in imperative): close one's mouth, hold one's tongue. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > refrain from uttering [verb (transitive)] > silence or prevent from speaking to stop a person's mouthc1175 stilla1225 to keep ina1420 stifle1496 to knit up1530 to muzzle (up) the mouth1531 choke1533 muzzle?1542 to tie a person's tongue1544 tongue-tiea1555 silence1592 untongue1598 to reduce (a person or thing) to silence1605 to bite in1608 gaga1616 to swear downa1616 to laugh down1616 stifle1621 to cry down1623 unworda1627 clamour1646 splint1648 to take down1656 snap1677 stick1708 shut1809 to shut up1814 to cough down1823 to scrape down1855 to howl down1872 extinguish1878 hold1901 shout1924 to pipe down1926 the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > be silent/refrain from speaking [verb (intransitive)] > stop speaking to make up one's mouthc1175 to shut (also close) one's mouthc1175 blina1300 dumba1300 leavea1375 to put a sock in ita1529 hush1548 silence1551 stay1551 stow1567 stop1579 to save one's breath (also wind)1605 tace1697 stubble it!1699 shut your trap!1796 to keep a calm (or quiet) sough1808 stubble your whids!1830 to shut up1840 to dry up1853 pawl1867 subside1872 to pipe down1876 to shut (one's) head, face1876 shurrup1893 to shut off1896 clam1916 dry1934 shtum1958 to oyster up1973 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > loss or lack of voice > lose the voice [verb (intransitive)] > not utter to shut (also close) one's mouthc1175 to hold (also have, keep) one's peacea1275 peacec1395 muffa1500 to put a sock in ita1529 whista1547 to say not muff1652 to hold one's whisht1786 to shut (one's) pan1799 to shut up1840 to hold one's whistc1874 to shut (one's) head, face1876 to wrap up1943 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 179 Þe dyeuel þet him zet beuore þe ssame him uor to ssette þane mouþ. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Isa. lii. C & ye kinges shal shut their mouthes before him. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Dan. vi. D My God hath sent his angel, which hath shut the lyons mouthes. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. x. xi. 183 If on his return, his father ventured to remonstrate..Gaspard shut his mouth at once, with..an impertinent answer. 1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer xviii. 151 Shut your heads and let Tom go on! < as lemmas |
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