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shuts one's trap

shuts one's trap is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shut one's trap.

Meaning of shut one's trap

Verb

shut one's trap (third-person singular simple present shuts one's trap, present participle shutting one's trap, simple past and past participle shut one's trap)

  1. (idiomatic) To stop talking; to be quiet.
    • Why don't you just shut your trap? I'm tired of listening to you.

Questions about shuts one's trap

What is shuts one's trap the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shuts one's trap is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shut one's trap.

Words near shuts one's trap in the dictionary

  1. shuts one's eyes and thinks of England
  2. shuts one's face
  3. shuts one's gob
  4. shuts one's head
  5. shuts one's mouth
  6. shuts one's trap
  7. shuts out
  8. shuts the stable door after the horse has bolted
  9. shuts up
  10. shuts up like a clam
  11. shuts up shop

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