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How to sign: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
"The children shut up when their father approached";
Similiar / Same: clam up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mum, close up, dummy up
How to sign: cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please silence the children in the church!";
See also: sleek over, hush up, whitewash, gloss over
Similiar / Same: silence, hush, still, hush up, quieten
Categories: conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress
Within this category: gag, lull, shout down, shush
