Definition
- B2
to cease speaking or making noise, or to cause someone to do so
During the meeting, he was asked to shut up because he kept interrupting.
Her noise was distracting, so I told her to shut up.
He tried to argue, but her glare shut him up.
to prevent someone from discussing a certain topic or from complaining or making requests
After multiple protests, we finally decided to shut them up and stop discussing the topic.
She always complains about this issue, and we even thought about shutting her up.
In the argument, he chose to shut up, hoping to let the topic die down.