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Present participle for to be quiet, or to stop talking
“It occurred to me that he was talking and doing a lot of it, so I decided to shut up and listen.”
Present participle for to suppress the noise or speech of
“Sensing trouble as the crowd grew more agitated, Maier pulled out his Luger and shot a round into the air to shut the crowd up.”
Present participle for to confine in a space or area
“The jailer has been instructed to shut up the prisoners in their rooms at nine o'clock at night.”
Present participle for to close or bolt an entrance or opening
“Drop the gas in, and shut the door up tight so none of the fumes can get out.”
Present participle for to close down a business
“If he found, with things in their present state, he had to shut up shop, he would have our sincere sympathy.”
Present participle for to shut up in a space for concealment or confinement
(of a hole or opening) Present participle for to block up
Present participle for to prevent from being heard or noticed
Present participle for to disprove or refute
Present participle for to stop the operations of, typically due to financial difficulty
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