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shut up meaning in Tamil

வாயை பொத்து vāyai pottu

UK/ʃʌt ʌp/US/ʃʌt ʌp/

shut up in Tamil: வாயை பொத்து (vāyai pottu), வாயை மூடு (vāyai mūṭu). In English, shut up means to close (a building) so that no one can enter.

Tamil words for shut up

intransitive: to stop talking or making noise
வாயை பொத்து vāyai pottu
"Stop talking."
வாயை மூடு vāyai mūṭu

English meaning of shut up

  1. verb To close (a building) so that no one can enter.
  2. verb To terminate (a business).
  3. verb To put (someone or something) in a secure enclosed space, such as a room or container.
  4. verb Of a person, to stop talking (said by someone, often one in authority, after one has said something annoying, irrelevant, or false, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk) or arguing, or (of a person or thing) making noise.

Full definition of shut up

shut up in a sentence

  • The wicked prince was shut up in the castle dungeon.
  • The engineer had shut the locomotive up in the shed for twenty years.
  • You are talking so loud that I can't hear the music – would you mind shutting up?

Synonyms of shut up

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Questions about shut up in Tamil

What is the meaning of shut up in Tamil?
Shut up in Tamil is வாயை பொத்து (vāyai pottu), வாயை மூடு (vāyai mūṭu).
shut up என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Shut up: வாயை பொத்து (vāyai pottu), வாயை மூடு (vāyai mūṭu).
What does shut up mean in English?
Shut up means to close (a building) so that no one can enter.

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