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shuts up like a clam

shuts up like a clam is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shut up like a clam.

Meaning of shut up like a clam

Verb

shut up like a clam (third-person singular simple present shuts up like a clam, present participle shutting up like a clam, simple past and past participle shut up like a clam)

  1. Synonym of clam up.
    Synonyms:
    clam up

Questions about shuts up like a clam

What is shuts up like a clam the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shuts up like a clam is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shut up like a clam.

Words near shuts up like a clam in the dictionary

  1. shuts one's mouth
  2. shuts one's trap
  3. shuts out
  4. shuts the stable door after the horse has bolted
  5. shuts up
  6. shuts up like a clam
  7. shuts up shop
  8. shuts-up
  9. Shutt
  10. shuttable
  11. shuttance

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