shut (sth) up
UK— phrasal verb with shut uk/ʃʌt/us/ʃʌt/verb [ I or T ] present participle shutting, past tense and past participle shut
to close a shop or other business for a period of time, usually when business is finished for the day:
By the time we got there, all the market traders were shutting up.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- crack
- let/set sth loose idiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosen your grip idiom
- open sb up
- pay (sth) out
- steam
- throw
- unbuckle
- uncap
- uncork
- undid
- undo
- unplug
- unroll
- unscrew
- untie
- unwind
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