VDict - Definition of button up

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button up

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Verb

refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
- The children shut up when their father approached

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Synonyms:
close up clam up dummy up shut up belt up be quiet keep mum

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "button up":
bottom-up button up
Words contain "button up" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
panic button button-shaped button mouse click button-down pressing click pressure doorbell achillea ptarmica more...

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