"shut-up" meaning in English

See shut-up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more shut-up [comparative], most shut-up [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} shut-up (comparative more shut-up, superlative most shut-up)
  1. Alternative spelling of shut up Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: shut up
    Sense id: en-shut-up-en-adj-OLKtsFpJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Verb

Forms: shuts-up [present, singular, third-person], shutting-up [participle, present], shut-up [participle, past], shut-up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|shuts-up|shutting-up|shut-up}} shut-up (third-person singular simple present shuts-up, present participle shutting-up, simple past and past participle shut-up)
  1. Misspelling of shut up. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: shut up
    Sense id: en-shut-up-en-verb-xvluU6-7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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          "text": "3 Shades of Gray: Cerberus Versus Pandora. Kristie Lynn Higgins.\nI want them to shut-up and lisen to me."
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