button up meaning and definition

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BUTTON UP verb

Definition of button up (verb)

refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
- "The children shut up when their father approached"
- synonyms: be quiet, belt up, clam up, close up, dummy up, keep mum, shut up
- antonym: open up

Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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